Principal Software Engineer

• Company Overview

  At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

  • Build and enhance our proven security platform
  • Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
  • Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
  • Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

  We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next- generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

  The Role

  The successful candidate will join a friendly, energetic and results-oriented Engineering team, making a highly visible contribution to the end-to-end delivery of a multi-million dollar cloud-based cybersecurity platform.  They will work closely with local Leadership and Engineers in Belfast, global Product Management, and staff based in our Silicon Valley headquarters, as part of a world class team driving rapid growth through high-quality, on-time feature releases that meet and exceed the expectations of our customers.

  Your day-to-day

  • Developing against a complex platform, based on a wide range of technologies
  • Taking ownership of key areas of a business-critical SaaS product running on Linux
  • Contributing to, and promoting, the delivery of high quality, testable software, from requirements analysis through to acceptance testing
  • Responding effectively and accurately to the needs of stakeholders, including Product Management, Support and QA

  What you bring to the team

  • Extensive development experience
  • Expertise in a range of languages, including Java and two or more of:
    • Perl
    • PHP
    • Python
    • Javascript/JQuery
    • C/C++
    • C#
  • Extensive experience working in a product-focused development environment
  • Ability to switch smoothly between back-end and front-end development
  • Experience of both creating and integrating with REST/JSON APIs
  • A track record for delivering high performance, scalable software
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Extensive Linux experience
  • Good communication skills

  Desirable:

  • Exposure to SaaS-based product delivery
  • Experience working as part of an agile software development team
  • A keen interest in the cybersecurity domain
  • In depth knowledge of email technology, including MTAs (e.g. Postfix), MX records and SMTP
  • Experience of parsing and/or manipulating MIME messages in any language

  Why Proofpoint

  As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and treating them well is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with locations in 10 countries, with each location contributing to Proofpoint’s amazing culture!