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Censys · 1 month ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$165K/yr - $188K/yr

Censys is on a mission to provide comprehensive Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to work on the Core Services team, responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure for authentication, authorization, and analytics across their platform.

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Responsibilities

Build and extend services to provide new core functionality to the platform
Expand our authentication, authorization, and analytics capabilities
Build, test, deploy, and monitor a distributed set of services
Work with the product team, designers, and other engineering teams
Expand the Censys public API to reflect growing capabilities on the platform
Improve the developer experience for both internal and external stakeholders

Qualification

GolangDistributed systemsCloud infrastructureDatabase designKubernetesDockerSSOSAMLOIDCTroubleshooting skillsAnalytical skillsTelepathic communicationTeamwork skills

Required

Experience writing backend services in Golang
Understanding of distributed systems and the challenges that come with them
General knowledge of database design and common access patterns
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Telepathic communication

Preferred

Experience building services within GCP
Experience using Kubernetes and Docker
Experience with SSO, SAML, and/or OIDC
Experience from a SaaS startup environment

Benefits

401k match
Health
Vision
Dental
And more!

Company

Censys

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Censys provides an internet intelligence platform for threat hunting and exposure management.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://censys.com

H1B Sponsorship

Censys has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (5)
2023 (2)
2022 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$128.1M
Key Investors
Intel Capital
2023-10-24Series C· $50M
2023-10-24Debt Financing· $25M
2022-01-27Series B· $35M

Leadership Team

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Eirik Herskedal
Vice President Of Engineering
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Recent News

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2025-12-01
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