Software Engineer (Backend), SaaS Platform
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Job Description
Company Background Censys ’ mission is to be the one place to understand everything on the internet. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy Internet intelligence, we set out to create the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the Internet.
Today, Censys delivers real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments, over 50% of the Fortune 500, and leading threat intelligence providers worldwide. Location: This position is remote within the United States or Canada.
Role Summary: We’re hiring a Software Engineer II (backend) to help build and evolve our next-generation Censys Platform. In this role, you’ll develop scalable microservices and design robust APIs that power our SaaS product.
You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into well-architected, maintainable software that powers critical security insights.
Your contributions will help users explore and understand the global Internet, enabling them to uncover threats and better protect their organizations.
What You’ll Do: Design, build, and enhance backend services that power core functionality across the Censys Platform Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend Engineers to deliver features that solve real customer problems Integrate with internal and external APIs to support rich, data-driven experiences Own the full development lifecycle by automating build, test, deployment, and monitoring workflows Contribute to an iterative development process that emphasizes continuous improvement and rapid feedback Help evolve the Censys public API as platform capabilities grow.
Own small-to-medium features from technical design through launch, with increasing independence; participate in design discussions with guidance from senior engineers. Share on-call responsibilities for your areas and handle straightforward incidents with team support as needed.
What You’ll Bring: Experience writing backend services in Go (Golan
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