Director of Engineering, Censys
Web App Platform
$224-275k
+ 15% annual bonus eligibility and equity
Attack surface management & internet visibility
Be an early applicant
Attack surface management & internet visibility
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$224-275k
+ 15% annual bonus eligibility and equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower enterprises with the tools and insights to manage their attack surface effectively, without compromising the speed of the business.
Role
Who you are
- BS, preferably in Computer Science
- 10+ years experience in software engineering, with leadership across multiple teams
- Deep understanding of Internet infrastructure (DNS, IP WHOIS, routing, load balancing)
- Proven success leading teams delivering SaaS applications on cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred)
- Experience applying AI/ML techniques in both frontend (search, recommendations, workflows) and backend (model tuning, NLP, data-driven automation) contexts
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey both strategic and technical issues across cross-functional audiences
- Track record of scaling team productivity through effective delegation and professional development
- Strong grasp of the SDLC and holding teams accountable to deliver quality customer experiences
- Are passionate about helping our team members improve, through feedback, coaching, and delegation
- Understand that great cultures attract great people and you are willing to work relentlessly to help us continually improve
- Understand that passion is contagious, as a leader, your passion for our mission will inspire those around you to bring their best daily
- Provide a high degree of accountability for delivering to plans, while keeping external stakeholders appraised of progress and challenges along the way
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Director of Engineering to join our team and lead the development of our next-generation Platform — a unified foundation that powers all of Censys’ products
- This platform will deliver a multi-client experience for enterprises and MSSPs, enabling seamless access across web, API, and future client interfaces
- Your work will help create an ecosystem that integrates with key cybersecurity vendors, supports marketplaces and community collaboration portals, and scales to power the next decade of Internet intelligence
- Your role will be to lead the teams responsible for not only the web application experiences and workflows, but also the platform core services that underpin them such as Authentication, Entitlements, Credits and Billing, RBAC, Data Access, and Extensibility
- AI will be at the heart of this vision, powering summaries, actionable intelligence, recommendations, and conversational workflows that make it easier than ever for customers to extract insights from our data
- We are looking for a hands-on leader who ensures the platform is architected for scalability and future extensibility, working closely with Product, UX, and Engineering to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions
- You’ll help shape a platform that supports rapid development of future products, integrations, and AI-driven experiences for customers
- Lead teams that build and maintain Censys’ platform services (Authentication, Entitlements, RBAC, API, etc.) and web applications built on top of our Internet Map
- Chart the path for AI integration across the platform, enabling conversational workflows, automated summaries, intelligent recommendations, and predictive insights
- Drive the creation of a multi-client platform that supports enterprises, MSSPs, and ecosystem integrations with cybersecurity vendors and business applications
- Lay the foundation for marketplaces, community portals, and collaboration platforms that will grow the Censys ecosystem
- Partner with Product Management to deliver complete, high-quality solutions that align with business goals
- Set and uphold a high bar for talent hiring and team development
- Continually inspect processes and culture, identifying opportunities for improvement
- Take responsibility for the full lifecycle of technical projects from research and design through development, delivery, and ongoing maintenance
- Demonstrate a bias towards action, keeping teams iterative, customer-focused, and outcome-driven
Our take
Censys is the leading provider of continuous attack surface management, as its platform provides the world’s most comprehensive real-time view of global networks and devices. Its market-leading internet datasets and comprehensive certificate database, as well as its integrations with common cloud providers, uncover the hidden links between assets, unknown assets and associated risks, and provides a comprehensive internet inventory.
Some of its customers include Google, NATO, FireEye, Swiss Armed Forces, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and over 10% of the Fortune 500. While the company has been growing rapidly (seeing triple-digit year on year revenue growth) Censys remains focused on accelerating R&D, engineering, and product/sales operations, particularly in Western Europe.
$75 million in funding awarded in 2023 is being used to fund its expansion and consolidate its status as a leading player in global internet infrastructure. Between 2022 and 23, the company enjoyed a 130% annual growth, an upward trajectory that is only set to continue.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2023
$50m
SERIES C
Jan 2022
$35m
SERIES B
Total funding: $103.1m
Company benefits
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Health & Wellness Benefits
- 401K
- Family Medical Leave
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
- PTO, Sick Days, Bereavement Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Learning & Development
Company HQ
Old West Side, Ann Arbor, MI
Leadership
Brad Brooks
(CEO, not founder)Board Advisor at WeTransfer and is the Director of the Board at ARC Document Solutions. Former President & CEO of OneLogin.
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