Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build large-scale, real-time services and applications using massive datasets to power internal APIs and external applications.
• Develop tooling, libraries, frameworks, and services supporting security, research, and data platform initiatives.
• Productionize prototypes into reliable internal tools, services, and platform capabilities.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, messaging systems, databases, caching layers, and cloud or on-premises services.
• Participate in planning and technical discussions with engineering and product teams.
• Collaborate with Machine Learning Engineers and Security Researchers on solutions affecting security outcomes.
• Consider ongoing maintenance, monitoring, delivery, developer experience, and long-term extensibility.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of software engineering experience building distributed systems such as data ingestion pipelines, databases, and services.
• Experience with object-oriented programming and Go.
• Experience with at least one cloud provider, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with message queue technologies such as AWS Kinesis, Google Pub/Sub, or Kafka.
• Experience with databases such as Bigtable, Cloud Spanner, HBase, or Cassandra.
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts including scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability.
• Ability to write understandable, testable, maintainable code.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with engineers and product managers.
• Familiarity with AI and responsible use of AI to improve efficiency and impact.
• Familiarity with gRPC, REST, data serialization technologies such as Protobuf or MessagePack, and containerized services in Kubernetes is preferred.
• Understanding of Internet communication protocols and standards and security domain knowledge are advantageous.

Benefits

• Remote position within the United States, with potential in-person onboarding at the Ann Arbor headquarters.
• Equity, health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with company contribution, parental leave, mental health and wellness benefits, flexible PTO, and a professional development stipend.
• Eligible non-sales employees may participate in an annual bonus plan.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities, and Censys is an equal opportunity employer.