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Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

Proofpoint
Hyderabad, IND
Full-time
Senior · 4+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Responsibilities:

  • Own problems end-to-end from design to deployment with a strong bias toward quality, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Introduce new techniques, architecture, and best practices to improve scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
  • Build tooling and observability to monitor system health, identify bottlenecks, and proactively resolve instability.
  • Balance rapid iteration on early-stage systems with long-term maintainability and architectural soundness.
  • Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, mentorship, and team-first collaboration.

Skills:

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend / distributed systems.
  • Experience building and operating production-grade systems at scale in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems ideally written in Python, Go or Rust Experience with micro service design using API gateways, event streaming (kafka / kinesis) and container orchestration (Kubernetes / Docker)
  • Experience with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines (familiarity with CloudBees / Harness is a plus)
  • Strong debugging, instrumentation, and observability skills across distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to take ownership of complex problems and learn quickly.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools such coding assistants etc.
  • Bonus Experience:
  • Building agentic AI applications leveraging LLM frameworks, MCP servers; AI engineering experience
  • Startup experience — especially as a founder or early engineer who has built a product from scratch — is a strong plus.
  • 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 [email protected].
  • How to Apply
  • Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!

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