Senior Software Engineer

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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

Design and develop a robust, scalable and sophisticated Cloud Apps Security Platform, which detects suspicious activity in real-time, analyzes, infers and acts upon unsecured user actions. Use and teach the best methodologies for high quality designing, coding and testing. Be part of a team facing engineering challenges in a dynamic environment.

Your day-to-day

Design and develop the backend of a distributed reactive messaging-based system, using open source technologies

Perform code reviews.

Leading development processes and mentoring other team members.

Coding in Java and Scala and working with streaming frameworks like Kafka and Akka stream, working with AWS services such as OpenSearch, DynamoDB and more.

Build and deploy applications and components in a cloud-based environment (AWS)

Working closely with the QA and DevOps team to monitor and support a critical production system used by clients around the world

Understand the domain of cloud applications and cloud security

What you bring to the team

Superb skills and deep knowledge in Computer Science and Engineering

At least 5 years in hands-on software development

Track record in full product life cycle, from design to production, building 24x7 systems, preferably SaaS (or web) – essential

Experience with building scalable, reliable and resilient distributed systems

Experience in working with streaming frameworks - Big advantage

Expertise with Scala/Java and running JVM based systems in production environments

An academic degree in relevant technical field

Superb communication skills (both oral and written) in Hebrew and English

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!

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!