Censys empowers security teams with the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the internet to defend attack surfaces and hunt for threats. Backed by Greylock and GV.
About the role
Censys is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Exposure Management team and provide the technical leadership foundation as we evolve our legacy Attack Surface Management (ASM) product into the next-generation Exposure Management offering on our platform. We’re currently building our Supply Chain Intelligence module and will expand to first-party Exposure Management.
What they're looking for
- Own the migration plan and execution to bring legacy ASM functionality onto the new Exposure Management platform, balancing customer commitments on the legacy product with the long-term migration roadmap
- Take end-to-end ownership of backend services, resolving complex legacy behavior and ensuring seamless interoperability with the new platform
- Drive technical alignment across shared systems, improving coordination, scalability, and engineering effectiveness
- Foster a culture of technical excellence through mentorship, architectural leadership, and high engineering standards
- Leverage AI and LLM technologies to improve engineering efficiency, streamline development workflows, and enhance intelligent capabilities within the Exposure Management platform
More about this role
Censys’ mission is to be the one place to understand everything on the internet. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy Internet intelligence, we set out to create the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the Internet. Today, Censys delivers real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments, over 50% of the Fortune 500, and leading threat intelligence providers worldwide.
Censys is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Exposure Management team and provide the technical leadership foundation as we evolve our legacy Attack Surface Management (ASM) product into the next-generation Exposure Management offering on our platform. We’re currently building our Supply Chain Intelligence module and will expand to first-party Exposure Management. This work requires deep technical ownership, the ability to bridge legacy and new systems, and the judgment to balance ongoing customer commitments with long-term migration. We’re looking for an engineer who can act as the technical lead for the area, build and extend large-scale, real-time streaming services that leverage our massive datasets, drive cross-team alignment, and mentor...
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