Staff Backend Engineer, SOC & Threat Hunting

Censys is hiring a Staff Backend Software Engineer to build specialized tools for threat hunters, SOC analysts, and incident response professionals. The role focuses on architecting resilient APIs and scalable microservices for the Adversary Investigation module and delivering security intelligence in collaboration with engineering and product partners.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and refine robust backend services to drive the capabilities of the Adversary Investigation module
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to create high-impact solutions for our customers
• Maintain end-to-end ownership of the development cycle, from automating builds and testing to deployment and ongoing monitoring
• Facilitate data-intensive user experiences by integrating both internal systems and external APIs
• Engage in a fast-paced, iterative environment focused on technical excellence and proactive feedback loops

Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional experience building distributed web applications and APIs
• Experience with building microservices
• Experience with Go, Java, Python, or Scala AND a desire to work with Go in this role
• Experience with at least one cloud provider, like GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Familiarity with Docker and interest in improving our CI/CD deployment process
• Desire to improve test coverage and increase code maintainability
• The ability to thoughtfully participate in technical discussions and drive towards data-driven decisions amidst ambiguity and competing priorities
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Explaining complex technical concepts to other engineers, designers, salespeople, and content marketers is no problem for you
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact
• Familiarity with a gRPC or REST
• Experience with microservice-based designs with GCP PubSub, Kafka or other
• Experience with different databases, like: Redis, BigTable, BigQuery, Postgres
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized services in a Kubernetes
• Familiarity with other web technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, and proficiency with React is a plus
• You understand the value of building maintainable software
• Some of your first tasks when building a new service are ensuring test coverage enforced by CI, adding linters, and adding code complexity checks
• You enjoy a good abstraction, and promote established design patterns, but also know when to think outside the box