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.
How We Work
At Proofpoint you'll be part of a integral 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
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The Role
Proofpoint is looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join our Machine Learning team. You will build and maintain the software systems and tools that support our email threat detection engine,
which protects some of the largest enterprises globally.
You will work closely with senior engineers and data scientists, contributing to real products from day one while growing your skills in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and internal tools that support the team's workflows
- Write clean, well-tested, and documented code
- Contribute to data processing utilities and automation scripts
- Debug and resolve issues in existing systems
- Participate in code reviews and apply feedback from senior engineers
- Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to understand requirements and deliver reliable software
- Support service deployment and monitoring in AWS
What We're Looking For
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 1+ year of Python experience
- Familiarity with core software engi