Software Backend Engineer, Censys

• Experience writing backend services in Go (Golang)
• Foundational understanding of distributed systems and common operational challenges
• General knowledge of database design and typical access patterns
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS or GCP)
• Strong collaboration, communication, and analytical troubleshooting skills
• A track record of delivering well-defined work at high quality, knowing when to ask for clarification or help, and learning quickly from mistakes

Desirable

• We’re hiring a backend Software Engineer II to join our Core Services team
• In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the critical infrastructure behind authentication, authorization, analytics, and user/account management across our platform
• You will contribute to secure, scalable systems that power core business capabilities by turning clear requirements into high-quality software, collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders as you deepen expertise in our stack and domain
• Implement and extend services that deliver new core platform functionality
• Support authentication, authorization, and analytics capabilities alongside the team
• Build, test, deploy, and monitor a distributed set of services
• Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to ship features end-to-end
• Help evolve the Censys public API as platform capabilities grow
• Improve developer experience for internal teams and external API consumers
• Own small-to-medium features from technical design through launch, with increasing independence; participate in design discussions with guidance from senior engineers
• Share on-call responsibilities for your areas and handle straightforward incidents with team support as needed