Senior Backend Engineer, Exposure Management

2 weeks, 5 days ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Censys

Censys

Censys provides security teams with a comprehensive and accurate mapping of the internet, enabling them to effectively defend against attack surfaces and proactively hunt for threats.

IT Services
51-250
Founded 2017
$53M raised

Description

  • Design, build, and own backend APIs and gRPC services that integrate data from multiple internal teams and systems.
  • Build and evolve real-time and near-real-time backend services and data pipelines for Exposure Management and Attack Surface Management products.
  • Use AI and LLM tools to improve automation, development workflows, and customer-facing intelligence.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to prioritize features, shape the roadmap, and deliver customer value on tight timelines.
  • Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and high standards for code quality, performance, and reliability.
  • Design and maintain automated CI/CD workflows, including testing, monitoring, alerting, and deployment.
  • Operate backend services in production with a focus on reliability, observability, and correctness.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 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 building horizontally scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
  • Experience with microservice-based designs and GCP Pub/Sub or similar tools, with understanding of tradeoffs.
  • Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized services in a Kubernetes environment.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to participate in technical discussions and make data-driven decisions amid ambiguity and competing priorities.
  • A positive, action-oriented mindset with a willingness to learn and iterate.
  • Deep understanding of how the Internet works, including WHOIS, Certificate Subject Alternative Names (SANs), and DNS record types.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $165,000-$188,000 for high cost of living areas, or $135,000-$155,000 for other U.S. locations, plus bonus eligibility and equity.
  • Equity compensation.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement plan with company contribution.
  • Parental leave.
  • Mental health and wellness benefits.
  • Flexible PTO.
  • Professional development stipend.

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