Senior Software Engineer, AI/LLM

Censys; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in cybersecurity is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on AI and LLM. This fully remote position offers the chance to build and enhance AI features that improve user interactions with the platform. With a target salary between $134,000 and $180,000, the role is integral to developing innovative solutions tailored to security needs.

Benefits

401k match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Effective benefits on day one

Qualifications

• Expertise in building and integrating AI features.
• Experience in a fast-paced development environment.
• Strong ability to work with product, design, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Prototype and deploy AI features for enhanced functionalities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions.
• Develop AI-driven analytics tools for better decision-making.

Skills

Backend engineering skills in Golang

Experience with Python (FastAPI)

Proficiency in React

Advanced AI & ML Knowledge

Cross-Team Collaboration

Prompt Engineering

Rapid prototyping and iteration skills

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Location:

This is a fully remote positionwithin the United States.

Role Summary:

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on AI and LLM. In this role, you will report to the Engineering Manager for Threat Hunting and Advanced Solutions — a team responsible for building high-impact product features and workflows that sit on top of the Censys platform. You'll collaborate with a team of experts dedicated to understanding customers’ business needs and securing their cloud environments. By fostering a culture of learning and collaboration, we aim to build secure infrastructures tailored to our customers' unique requirements. You will play a critical role in bringing AI-driven experiences to life. Your work will directly shape how users interact with our platform by making it smarter, faster, and more intuitive.

What You’ll Do:

• Rapidly prototype and deploy AI features that enhance search, recommendations, and automation.
• Leverage AI to reduce friction in workflows, personalize interactions, and surface key insights.
• Develop AI-driven analytics and automation tools that help users make better decisions, faster.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and frontend engineers to build AI-powered UI components that feel native, intuitive, and useful.

What You’ll Bring:

• Full-Stack AI Development
  • Expert backend engineering skills in Golang
  • Strong experience with Python (FastAPI) for backend API development.
  • Proficiency in React and frontend frameworks for integrating AI-powered UI features.
• AI Integration in UI
  • Experience integrating AI-driven search, recommendations, or automation tools in frontend applications.
• Evaluations
  • Familiarity with RAGAS, LangSmith, and Regression Testing
• Prototyping Speed & Agility
  • Ability to rapidly build, test, and iterate on AI-driven features in a fast-paced development environment.
• CI/CD & DevOps
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, and deployment best practices for AI applications.
• Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Strong ability to work with product managers, designers, and engineers to develop AI-driven features that enhance user experience.
• Prompt Engineering
• Advanced AI & ML Knowledge
  • Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector search, or LLM fine-tuning.
• Understanding of embedding models and AI-driven analytics.

Bonus Points:

• Performance Optimization
  • Experience optimizing AI models for real-time interaction in the browser or on the frontend.
• Security & Compliance
  • Experience in secure AI model deployment, particularly in cybersecurity or sensitive data environments.
• Frontend Performance & AI UX
  • Understanding of frontend performance optimizations related to AI-driven experiences.
• Infrastructure & Deployment (IaC + Helm)
  • Experience with Helm for managing Kubernetes deployments.
  • Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking, scaling, and monitoring for AI-driven services.
• Startup experience
  • Experience building AI projects in a fast-moving startup environment.

Our target salary range for this role is between $134,000 USD and $180,000 USD + bonus eligibility and equity.

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 with location hubs in Seattle, the Bay Area, and Washington D.C. Our innovation is fueled by the team’s global perspectives. For this role, we are open to remote employees across the continental US.

Note to external recruiters/agencies:We are not currently engaging with third-party agencies for this role and will not accept unsolicited outreach. We kindly ask that you do not submit resumes or candidate profiles to our team.