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

Job Description:

At Proofpoint you'll lead a team of engineers driving the evolution of our Supplier Threat Protection product. You'll operate at the intersection of engineering, detection, and product development by balancing technical depth with strategic vision. Your team will build systems that protect customers from compromised accounts while empowering rapid incident investigation and remediation.

This role demands technical credibility to evaluate architecture decisions and engineering talent, the judgment to navigate competing priorities across distributed teams, and the conviction to advocate for what is right. You'll shape both the product's technical foundation and the capabilities of the engineers building it.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, grow, and coach team members to build talent over the long term and expand their capablities.

• Identify, recruit, interview, and hire software engineers to help teams scale effectively.

• Take ownership of the product's architecture to ensure cost effectiveness, reliability, scalability, and long term sustainability.

• Partner with product and detection teams to drive improvements to our detection logic to better identify compromised accounts and other classifications

• Eliminate complexity, automate the mundane, and build systems that are easy to maintain and scale.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years of leading an engineering team either as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead & mentor

• Experience building distributed systems at scale in the cloud

• Experience leading teams that build infrastructure and data products, both backend systems to full stack web applications

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java

• Command of data technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Parquet

• Experience with data science or AI/ML projects

• Experience managing geographically distributed or remote teams

• Curiosity, intellectual humility, and a bias for action

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!