Sr. Engineering Manager

Sunnyvale, CA, United States

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.

Sr Engineering Manager – Shared Services

The Role

It's fun to work at a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Proofpoint is looking for a Sr Manager of Engineering to join the Shared Services team.

We are a tight-knit team, focused on building highly efficient services that have a huge impact across all Proofpoint products. If you want to work in a startup-like environment within a fast moving, high-growth security company, then Proofpoint may be right for you.

We are looking for a Sr Manager of Engineering who possesses a passion for using cutting edge techniques, to continuously improve the product and team, and developing/designing solutions to solve some of the difficult problems working with large and diverse datasets.

As a senior leader of the Shared Services team, you will be working closely with highly talented cross functional teams

You will be responsible for overseeing various engineering projects, processes, planning, hiring.

Serve as an engineering leader who owns end-to-end technical solutions.

Lead the design and architecture for new features and improvements to the existing solution in production.

Lead architecture reviews, identify risks and advocate for simplicity of design. You do not hesitate to jump into code reviews when necessary.

Mentor junior engineers in the team, recommend suitable technologies, advocate for engineering best practices

You will work with various stakeholders across the company to build a solid platform for Proofpoint.

Ensure that customer and production issues are resolved quickly.

Maintain a high standard for engineering practices within the team.

What you bring to the team

BS degree or above in Computer Science

15+ years of experience in large scale software development with 7+ years of managing engineering teams

Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate teams

Ability to attract talent and hire great software engineers, build collaborative teams

Experience growing people and engineering teams and possess a can-do attitude with an entrepreneurial mindset

Collaborate well with product, program and other cross functional teams.

Knowledge of building large-scale services with high availability and reliability

Recent experience in Authentication and Authorization related protocols and standards such as OIDC, OAuth2, SAML

Knowledge of Active Directory/ Azure /Okta is a plus

Thorough knowledge of SQL and NoSql databases. MySQL and Cassandra preferred.

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, alongside proficiency in orchestration tools like Kubernetes, enabling the deployment and management of containerized applications at scale.

Previous hands-on experience writing - clean, elegant code in one or more languages including Java

Experience working with multiple databases

Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency.

Deployed many products in the AWS platform leveraging suitable technologies.

Strong problem-solving skills with entrepreneurial attitude.

Have built systems at scale in the past and is very comfortable dealing with hundreds of millions of requests.

In-depth understanding of running production service with 24/7 support, monitoring.

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 are a customer-focused and driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products and many exciting reasons to join our team. We believe in hiring the best and the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation.

We are a diverse, multinational company with opportunities in all functions and leaders that welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT. #LI-AN1

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

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 189,750.00 - 278,300.00 USD 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.

Sr Engineering Manager – Shared Services

The Role

It's fun to work at a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Proofpoint is looking for a Sr Manager of Engineering to join the Shared Services team.

We are a tight-knit team, focused on building highly efficient services that have a huge impact across all Proofpoint products. If you want to work in a startup-like environment within a fast moving, high-growth security company, then Proofpoint may be right for you.

We are looking for a Sr Manager of Engineering who possesses a passion for using cutting edge techniques, to continuously improve the product and team, and developing/designing solutions to solve some of the difficult problems working with large and diverse datasets.

Your day-to-day

As a senior leader of the Shared Services team, you will be working closely with highly talented cross functional teams

You will be responsible for overseeing various engineering projects, processes, planning, hiring.

Serve as an engineering leader who owns end-to-end technical solutions.

Lead the design and architecture for new features and improvements to the existing solution in production.

Lead architecture reviews, identify risks and advocate for simplicity of design. You do not hesitate to jump into code reviews when necessary.

Mentor junior engineers in the team, recommend suitable technologies, advocate for engineering best practices

You will work with various stakeholders across the company to build a solid platform for Proofpoint.

Ensure that customer and production issues are resolved quickly.

Maintain a high standard for engineering practices within the team.

What you bring to the team

BS degree or above in Computer Science

15+ years of experience in large scale software development with 7+ years of managing engineering teams

Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate teams

Ability to attract talent and hire great software engineers, build collaborative teams

Experience growing people and engineering teams and possess a can-do attitude with an entrepreneurial mindset

Collaborate well with product, program and other cross functional teams.

Knowledge of building large-scale services with high availability and reliability

Recent experience in Authentication and Authorization related protocols and standards such as OIDC, OAuth2, SAML

Knowledge of Active Directory/ Azure /Okta is a plus

Thorough knowledge of SQL and NoSql databases. MySQL and Cassandra preferred.

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, alongside proficiency in orchestration tools like Kubernetes, enabling the deployment and management of containerized applications at scale.

Previous hands-on experience writing - clean, elegant code in one or more languages including Java

Experience working with multiple databases

Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency.

Deployed many products in the AWS platform leveraging suitable technologies.

Strong problem-solving skills with entrepreneurial attitude.

Have built systems at scale in the past and is very comfortable dealing with hundreds of millions of requests.

In-depth understanding of running production service with 24/7 support, monitoring.

Excellent communication skills

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 are a customer-focused and driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products and many exciting reasons to join our team. We believe in hiring the best and the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation.

We are a diverse, multinational company with opportunities in all functions and leaders that welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT. #LI-AN1

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

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 189,750.00 - 278,300.00 USD California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 158,400.00 - 232,320.00 USD All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 144,825.00 - 212,410.00 USD

Proofpoint Best Places to Work Awards Proofpoint has been honored with five Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

Disrupting the Status Quo We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Making a Difference Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

Our Commitment We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

About Us 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.

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.

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