Senior Backend Engineer, Censys

• This role requires someone who is comfortable owning backend services end-to-end, integrating data from multiple internal systems, and operating in production environments where reliability, observability, and correctness matter
• As with all roles at Censys, we expect a strong customer focus, a collaborative mindset, and a desire to continuously learn and improve both our systems and our team
• A positive attitude biased towards action and iterative problem solving, learning as we grow every step of the way
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• 3+ years of experience with Golang
• Experience designing and consuming REST and gRPC APIs in service-oriented or microservice architectures
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals, including experience building horizontally scalable, fault-tolerant systems
• The ability to thoughtfully participate in technical discussions and drive towards data-driven decisions amidst ambiguity and competing priorities
• Strong communication and documentation skills. Explaining complex technical concepts to other engineers, designers, salespeople, and content marketers is no problem for you

Desirable

• Censys is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Exposure Management team
• Our Exposure Management solution is a growth product for Censys and depends on a world-class backend architecture to deliver real-time, high-fidelity visibility to our customers
• We’re looking for an engineer who can design, build, and extend large-scale, real-time backend services that leverage Censys’ massive datasets to power internal product APIs and external customer-facing applications
• Design, build, and own backend APIs and gRPC services that integrate data from multiple internal teams and systems in a clean, well-architected manner
• Build and evolve real-time and near–real-time backend services and data pipelines that power Exposure Management and Attack Surface Management products
• Leverage AI and LLMs to enhance automation, accelerate development workflows, and improve customer-facing intelligence
• Partner closely with Product and other Engineering teams to prioritize features, influence the Exposure Management roadmap, and deliver customer value on tight timelines
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and setting a high bar for code quality, performance, and operational reliability
• Design and maintain automated CI/CD workflows, including testing, monitoring, alerting, and deployment, to ensure services are production-ready and observable