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Proofpoint Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure in Toronto, Canada
About Us:
Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.
How We Work:
At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:
Bold in how we dream and innovate
Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities
Accountable for results and best in class outcomes
Visionary in future focused problem-solving
Exceptional in execution and impact
Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.
Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.
High-Level Overview
As a Senior Software Engineer on our Platform/Infrastructure team team, you will be a key contributor in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated systems that power containerized deployments and multi-cloud environments. Your work will focus on enabling developer experience and productivity through robust tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation, while ensuring observability and reliability across our platforms.
Your day-to-day
As a Senior Software Engineer on our Platform/Infrastructure team, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining tools that support containerized deployments on Kubernetes and multi-cloud infrastructure. You’ll work with technologies like Python, Go, Groovy, Terraform, and more to drive automation, observability, and security across our systems. You’ll also collaborate closely with development teams to enhance developer experience by improving tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure practices.
What you bring to the team
You have a proven technical background and enjoy working with high-performance teams.
You enjoy helping to improve developer productivity and experience by improving the tools and assisting them as needed, as well as an eagerness to learn and pick up new technologies as required.
You understand the benefits CI/CD brings to modern architecture and can empathize with the challenges of engineers not having one.
You believe in the model of self-service and automation and thrive in a fast-paced and agile environment.
Must haves
Solid Foundation in Systems: Deep understanding of system architecture and design principles, with the ability to build scalable, reliable systems and effectively debug issues.
Expertise in Kubernetes (K8s): Deep hands-on experience managing containerized applications with Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, monitoring, and manifest generation.
DevOps & CI/CD: Strong DevOps knowledge with hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines across application and infrastructure layers and automating deployments.
Observability Expertise: Proven experience building and maintaining Grafana dashboards to monitor and visualize system performance.
Proficient in Multi-Cloud Environments: Hands-on experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure, including expertise in deploying, managing, and optimizing applications in multi-cloud environments.
Nice to Have
Proficiency in Software Development: Coding skills in Golang or Python, with the ability to architect, develop, and maintain robust software solutions.
Infrastructure as Code: Working knowledge of Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using IaC principles.
Experience with container and lifecycle technologies like Kubernetes, EKS, Mesos.
Observability Tools: Familiarity with Prometheus, Thanos, OpenTelemetry, and monitoring platforms like Datadog.
Cloud Cost Management: Experience tracking and optimizing cloud resource usage and costs.
Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.
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Why Proofpoint?
At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Career success on your terms
Flexible work environment
Annual wellness and community outreach days
Always on recognition for your contributions
Global collaboration and networking opportunities
Our Culture:
Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.
We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to accessibility@proofpoint.com .
How to Apply
Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!
Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.
We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers, including 87 of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. We’re driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.
Our BRAVE Values:
At Proofpoint, we are BRAVE in everything we do, and our values aren’t just words—they shape how we work, collaborate, and grow.
We seek people who are bold enough to challenge the status quo, responsive in the face of ever-evolving threats, and accountable for delivering real impact.
We value those with a visionary mindset who anticipate what’s next and push cybersecurity forward, and we celebrate exceptional execution that ensures we continue to defend data and protect people.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Find your network, your allies, and your biggest fans. We know that work is simply better when you’re surrounded by people who inspire you—who share ideas, cheer you on, and genuinely want to see you succeed. That’s why we offer social circles, sponsored networks, and connection points across teams and time zones—to help you find your people, build your community, and thrive together.
This isn’t just a job—it’s a mission to protect people and defend data in a world that never slows down. We’re building the future of human-centric cybersecurity, and that future belongs to all of us. We take ownership, move fast, and hold ourselves accountable—because that’s what it takes to stay ahead. And we do it together, winning as one.
Be empowered to reach your full potential through meaningful challenges and personalized support—designed around you and your goals. Whether you're growing as a leader or leveling up from great to exceptional as an individual contributor, we’re here to help you get there.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.