Software Engineer (Toronto, ON)

Location: Toronto, ON

Email: jdelaney@proofpoint.com
Compensation: DOE

Proofpoint Email Archiving is a Software as a Service solution that features a highly-sophisticated distributed grid search and storage infrastructure. This service-based architecture allows us to scale to meet the needs of hundreds of clients that are among the largest businesses in the world. To date, we have archived over 3 billion messages.

Requirements:

• Three to seven years experience building enterprise products/solutions that process large amounts of data (full SDLC for at least one major release as well)
• Solid understanding of advanced OO concepts/methodologies
• Development experience with as many of these technologies as possible: Windows Server, .NET, C#, C++, Java, and XML
• Good database programming experience (MySQL a strong plus)
• Previous experience with distributed systems (or a strong understanding of their infrastructure and architecture)
• Strong communication skills
•  Experience with Agile/Scrum
• Flexibility to change approaches and projects when needed

Education:

• University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Bonus Points:

• Previous experience creating security, email, archiving, eDiscovery, and/or storage products
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange development
• Exposure to NUnit test environment
• Experience with performance optimization
• Knowledge of MAPI development
• Active Directory or LDAP experience

Proofpoint offers a full benefit package including 3 weeks vacation and stock.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, or other prohibited factors under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

To learn more about Proofpoint, Inc. and all of our employment opportunities visit www.proofpoint.com.