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Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.\nHow We Work:\nAt Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:\nBold in how we dream and innovate\nResponsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities\nAccountable for results and best in class outcomes\nVisionary in future focused problem-solving\nExceptional in execution and impact\nThe Role\nProofpoint is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Unified Detection team, working on buildingand deploying large-scale threat detection services.Our team employs cutting-edgetechnology to detect, analyze, and produce intelligence on the latest threats from sophisticated cyber threat actors. 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