Software Engineer (Backend), Core Services

Censys

1d•Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience building services on GCP.
Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
Familiarity with SSO, SAML, and/or OIDC.

Responsibilities

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.