Software Backend Engineer

Censys about 2 months ago

Remote

$125,000 - $177,000/yearly

Mid Level

Remote Work Opportunities

Health & Wellness Benefits

401K

Experience writing backend services in Go (Golang)
Foundational understanding of distributed systems and common operational challenges
General knowledge of database design and typical access patterns
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS or GCP)
Strong collaboration, communication, and analytical troubleshooting skills
A track record of delivering well-defined work at high quality, knowing when to ask for clarification or help, and learning quickly from mistakes
Experience building services on GCP
Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
Familiarity with SSO, SAML, and/or OIDC

We’re hiring a backend Software Engineer II to join our Core Services team
In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the critical infrastructure behind authentication, authorization, analytics, and user/account management across our platform
You will contribute to secure, scalable systems that power core business capabilities by turning clear requirements into high-quality software, collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders as you deepen expertise in our stack and domain
Implement and extend services that deliver new core platform functionality
Support authentication, authorization, and analytics capabilities alongside the team
Build, test, deploy, and monitor a distributed set of services
Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to ship features end-to-end
Help evolve the Censys public API as platform capabilities grow
Improve developer experience for internal teams and external API consumers
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

Computer and Network Security