Censys
Scanning Software Engineer
Censys, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Censys knows the internet and cloud better than anyone else. Attack Surface Management provides customers with an attacker-centric view of all externally facing internet and cloud to extend visibility, prioritize, and remediate the most critical risk exposures that will actually lead to a breach. Our daily IPv4 scans and the world’s largest SSL/TLS Certificate database enables customers with the most accurate and continuously updated attack surfaces. Enterprise security teams leverage Censys to keep pace with the speed of the business and gain an advantage on the rapidly evolving cyber-attack threats.
Role Summary:
We’re looking to hire a
Back-End Engineer
to build data-driven services that provide value directly to customers and across our organization. Censys operates distributed infrastructure for Internet-wide scanning, bulk DNS resolution, and X.509 certificate ingestion: your job will be to go below the surface of our data, and help us build the highest quality datasets and APIs.At Censys, we believe in working iteratively, but we’re always thinking about the big picture. We’re building a platform that enables fast development of future products, and integration with new data collection methods. You'd be great for this position if you're someone who considers not just initial development, but ongoing maintenance and monitoring. You consider delivery and developer experience, and everything you do can be built upon in the future by others.
Role Responsibilities:
Design and build services that power existing and future products at Censys by continuing to improve and expand our Internet Map.Help extend our data collection solutions by creating new or expanding existing Internet protocol scanners. Censys conducts billions of network handshakes daily.Introduce new types of Internet data and data enrichment to our Internet Map, including DNS data, parsing X.509 Certificates from CT Logs, and so forth.Focus on writing high-quality Go, but still contribute to solutions across multiple languages and codebases.
Required Qualifications:
Thorough understanding of Internet protocols and technologies, not just how they’re used but how they work. This includes fundamentals such as TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, etc.Proficiency with Golang.You’re experienced with patterns for concurrency. We write a lot of concurrent Go.Understanding of relational (e.g., Cloud Spanner, Postgres) as well as NoSQL data stores (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigTable).Experience with cross-language data serialization formats, such as Protobuf.Design automated solutions for building, testing, monitoring, and deploying ETL pipelines in a continuous integration environment.Interested in solving problems, not completing tasks.Ability to write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability.Have strong communication skills and can explain complex technical concepts to other engineers, designers, and product managers.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity and comfort working in a Linux based environment.Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized services in a Kubernetes based environment.Basic understanding of design and implementation of fault-tolerant distributed systems.Familiarity with a service-oriented architecture using gRPC, but experience with any RPC IDL is a fine substitute.Collaborate and communicate well with other engineers working on related systems.Enjoy technical architecture discussions and want to drive technical decisions within your team.Continually improve skills, technical approaches, and familiarity with new technologies to help contribute to the success of the team.
Our target salary range for this role is between $100,000 USD and $136,000 USD + bonus eligibility and equity.Our roots are in Ann Arbor, Michigan with location hubs in Seattle, the Bay Area, Washington D.C., and Dublin, Ireland. Our innovation is fueled by the team’s global perspectives and diverse backgrounds.Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification. At Censys we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace - so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be exactly who we need to fill this role or others!We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Censys is an equal opportunity employer.
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Role Summary:
We’re looking to hire a
Back-End Engineer
to build data-driven services that provide value directly to customers and across our organization. Censys operates distributed infrastructure for Internet-wide scanning, bulk DNS resolution, and X.509 certificate ingestion: your job will be to go below the surface of our data, and help us build the highest quality datasets and APIs.At Censys, we believe in working iteratively, but we’re always thinking about the big picture. We’re building a platform that enables fast development of future products, and integration with new data collection methods. You'd be great for this position if you're someone who considers not just initial development, but ongoing maintenance and monitoring. You consider delivery and developer experience, and everything you do can be built upon in the future by others.
Role Responsibilities:
Design and build services that power existing and future products at Censys by continuing to improve and expand our Internet Map.Help extend our data collection solutions by creating new or expanding existing Internet protocol scanners. Censys conducts billions of network handshakes daily.Introduce new types of Internet data and data enrichment to our Internet Map, including DNS data, parsing X.509 Certificates from CT Logs, and so forth.Focus on writing high-quality Go, but still contribute to solutions across multiple languages and codebases.
Required Qualifications:
Thorough understanding of Internet protocols and technologies, not just how they’re used but how they work. This includes fundamentals such as TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, etc.Proficiency with Golang.You’re experienced with patterns for concurrency. We write a lot of concurrent Go.Understanding of relational (e.g., Cloud Spanner, Postgres) as well as NoSQL data stores (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigTable).Experience with cross-language data serialization formats, such as Protobuf.Design automated solutions for building, testing, monitoring, and deploying ETL pipelines in a continuous integration environment.Interested in solving problems, not completing tasks.Ability to write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability.Have strong communication skills and can explain complex technical concepts to other engineers, designers, and product managers.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity and comfort working in a Linux based environment.Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized services in a Kubernetes based environment.Basic understanding of design and implementation of fault-tolerant distributed systems.Familiarity with a service-oriented architecture using gRPC, but experience with any RPC IDL is a fine substitute.Collaborate and communicate well with other engineers working on related systems.Enjoy technical architecture discussions and want to drive technical decisions within your team.Continually improve skills, technical approaches, and familiarity with new technologies to help contribute to the success of the team.
Our target salary range for this role is between $100,000 USD and $136,000 USD + bonus eligibility and equity.Our roots are in Ann Arbor, Michigan with location hubs in Seattle, the Bay Area, Washington D.C., and Dublin, Ireland. Our innovation is fueled by the team’s global perspectives and diverse backgrounds.Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification. At Censys we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace - so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be exactly who we need to fill this role or others!We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Censys is an equal opportunity employer.
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