Junior Data Scientist

Proofpoint

Cordoba, Argentina🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-05 → 2026-10-07

Core

Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and internal tools supporting an email threat detection engine.

Role type

Junior IC software engineer (data science adjacent)

Builds

Backend services, APIs, and internal tools for email threat detection

Domain

Cybersecurity / Email security (via careerplan.io/jobs/R14833-junior-data-scientist-at-proofpoint)

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, software engineering fundamentals, SQL, Git, REST APIs

Preferred skills

AWS

Responsibilities

Build and maintain backend services and APIs, write clean and tested code, contribute to data processing utilities, debug existing systems, participate in code reviews, collaborate on requirements, support service deployment and monitoring

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

About Proofpoint

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. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.