Software Engineer

Software Engineer

The PPS devops team develops the tools to deploy software into our cloud environment. We work closely with other engineering teams as well as operations teams to ensure that we deliver out-of-the box support for deployment, metrics collection, and monitoring features. As a part of the deliverability team, you will participate in all aspects of the development process. The role requires a strong understanding of how services work and operate in complex, multi-datacenter environments.

Your day to day:

• Be an effective part of a small and lean team and add to our positive culture. Contribute to the team's Agile development lifecycle.
• By partnering with operations and other engineering teams, you will deliver improvements to the Proofpoint Protection Server platform, including reliability, efficiency and serviceability.
• Design and implement new deployment techniques, processes and tools.

What we expect from you:

• You're an engineer at heart and love creating great technology and working with smart people.
• Expert with Linux system administration, particularly RedHat/CentOS.
• Evangelist of good software development practices, including source control, code reviews, automated tests.
• Strong software development: you are comfortable with more than one high level language, including one of the following: Perl, Python, Ruby.
• Competent with Bash shell scripting.
• Experience with monitoring: one or more of Nagios, Cacti, Sensu
• Expertise with virtualization & container technologies: one or more of the following: Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, AWS.
• Expertise with configuration management using one of the following: Puppet, Chef, Salt or Ansible.
• Computer science degree or equivalent professional experience.

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 developing great teams is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with locations in many countries, with each location contributing to Proofpoint's amazing culture! #LI-AN1

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. 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 compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

• SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range: 132,160.00 - 207,680.00 USD
• California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range: 109,410.00 - 171,930.00 USD
• All other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range: 98,700.00 - 155,100.00 USD