Software Engineer (Backend), Core Services
Censys is seeking a Backend Software Engineer II to join our Core Services team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure that supports authentication, authorization, analytics, and user/account management across our platform. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to secure, scalable systems that power core business capabilities, collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
As a Backend Software Engineer II, your primary responsibilities will include implementing and extending services that deliver new core platform functionality, supporting authentication, authorization, and analytics capabilities, and building, testing, deploying, and monitoring a distributed set of services. You will partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to ship features end-to-end, help evolve the Censys public API, and improve the developer experience for internal teams and external API consumers. Additionally, you will own small-to-medium features from technical design through launch with increasing independence and share on-call responsibilities for your areas, handling straightforward incidents as needed.
The ideal candidate will have experience writing backend services in Go (Golang), a foundational understanding of distributed systems and common operational challenges, and general knowledge of database design and typical access patterns. Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, such as AWS or GCP, is essential. Strong collaboration, communication, and analytical troubleshooting skills are required, along with a track record of delivering well-defined work at high quality, knowing when to ask for clarification or help, and learning quickly from mistakes.
For high cost of living areas (San Francisco Bay, New York City, and Seattle), the expected salary range for this position is $143,000 USD - $177,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and equity. For all other US locations, the expected salary range is $125,000 USD - $165,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and equity. Censys offers a competitive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement with company contribution, parental leave, mental health and wellness benefits, flexible PTO, and a professional development stipend.
Censys fosters a collaborative and inclusive company culture, emphasizing professional growth and development. Joining our team provides the opportunity to work on impactful projects that enhance internet security, with ample opportunities for career advancement and skill enhancement.