# Staff Backend Engineer, Exposure Management at Censys

- Company: Censys
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://censys.io/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote (US/Canada)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $198K to $233K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/censys/jobs/8540954002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/censys-staff-backend-engineer-exposure-management/

## 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

Tags: Engineering