Senior Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems (Remote)

censys; United States; Remote; USD 172,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity

Remote work

Job summary

censys is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to build scalable APIs and services for a cloud software platform used by security professionals. The role focuses on resilience, data-intensive workflows, and collaboration with product and frontend teams.

You will own CI/CD, testing, and deployment, with a strong emphasis on maintainability and AI-assisted tooling. The position is fully remote within the United States or Canada, with potential in-person onboarding at the team HQ.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building distributed web applications and APIs.
• Experience designing or building microservices.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or Scala, and willingness to work with Go.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform.
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD.
• Focus on test coverage, maintainability, and data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Open to using AI tools to improve work.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve backend services supporting investigation workflows.
• Collaborate with product, design, and frontend teams to turn user needs into software.
• Own delivery from build and test automation through deployment and monitoring.
• Connect internal systems and external APIs to support data-intensive experiences.
• Contribute in an iterative engineering environment with technical collaboration.

Skills

Distributed web apps

APIs

Go

Java

Python

Scala

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Test coverage

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Pub/Sub

Kafka

Redis

BigQuery

Bigtable

Postgres

Job description

censys is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to build scalable APIs and services for a cloud software platform used by security professionals. The role focuses on resilience, data-intensive workflows, and collaboration with product and frontend teams.

You will own CI/CD, testing, and deployment, with a strong emphasis on maintainability and AI-assisted tooling. The position is fully remote within the United States or Canada, with potential in-person onboarding at the team HQ.