Principal ML Engineer
Proofpoint, Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–50 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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About This Role
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable microservices using Golang for core product features.
- Contribute to API design, service-to-service communication, and system design discussions in distributed backend systems.
- Debug, resolve issues, and write clean, maintainable, well-tested code within production environments.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of experience building scalable backend systems.
- Strong experience with Go programming language and backend fundamentals (APIs, databases, concurrency, networking).
- Experience with microservices architecture or distributed systems concepts.
- Work Experience Required: 10+ years
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced technical leader with strong ownership and ability to contribute to system design and technical decisions.
- Proficient in building efficient backend systems and solving performance challenges in real-world production environments.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, asynchronous development (Goroutine), containerization (Docker), and exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) preferred.