Senior Backend Engineer, SaaS Platform

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the development of our customer-facing SaaS product
• Design, build, and enhance backend services that power core functionality across the Censys Platform
• Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend Engineers to deliver features that solve real customer problems
• Integrate with internal and external APIs to support rich, data-driven experiences
• Own the full development lifecycle by automating build, test, deployment, and monitoring workflows
• Contribute to an iterative development process that emphasizes continuous improvement and rapid feedback

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of professional experience building distributed web applications and APIs
• Strong expertise building backend microservices in Golang
• Experience with REST/gRPC and service-oriented architectures. - 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