Censys - Senior Backend Engineer (Exposure Management)

• 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. • What Sets You Apart: • Strong interest in harnessing AI and LLM tools as a force multiplier - using it to code smarter, iterate faster boosting productivity and enhancing product capabilities • You have experience with microservice-based designs with GCP PubSub, etc, and know their tradeoffs. • Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized services in a Kubernetes based environment. • You understand the value of building maintainable software. Some of your first tasks when building a new service are ensuring test coverage enforced by CI, adding linters, and adding code complexity checks. You enjoy a good abstraction, and promote established design patterns, but also know when to think outside the box. • A deep understanding of how the Internet works. For example, WHOIS, Certificate Subject Alternative Names (SANs), and DNS record types should not be foreign to you. • For high cost of living areas (San Francisco Bay, New York City, and Seattle), the expected salary range for this position is $165,000 USD - $188,000, plus bonus eligibility and equity. • high cost of living areas • For other US locations, the expected salary range for this position is $135,000 USD - $155,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and equity. • other US locations • Actual base salary depends on experience, starting level, and geographic location. • In addition to our great compensation package, our benefits are effective on day one and include but are not limited to: 401k match, health, vision, dental, and more! Please see our careers page for more details. • Our roots are in Ann Arbor, Michigan and our innovation is fueled by the team’s global perspectives. For this role, we are open to remote employees across the continental US or Canada. • Note to external recruiters/agencies: • California Privacy Rights NoticePursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), we are providing you with notice that we collect personal information from job applicants for business purposes, including evaluating your candidacy for employment, conducting interviews, and, if applicable, completing the hiring process. The categories of information we may collect include identifiers (such as name and contact information), professional or employment-related information (such as work history, education, and references), and other information you provide in your application. We do not sell or share your personal information. For more information on how we use and protect your personal information, and your rights under the CCPA, please refer to our Privacy Policy. • California Privacy Rights Notice