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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Censys's roles stay open a median of 17 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 10% of Censys's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Censys
- moderate 8 stale, 2 reposted of 40 open
- Hiring momentum
- 50 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Censys's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Censys.
About this role
As an Engineering Manager at Censys, you will lead the Data Collection team responsible for building and operating systems that discover and collect Internet data. Your role involves coaching engineers, defining technical roadmaps, and ensuring operational health while collaborating with various stakeholders. You will also guide architectural decisions and manage the team's delivery of high-quality, reliable data systems.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Censys as an employer.
What you need
- Engineering management or team leadership experience (three years)
- A track record of leading a substantial technical initiative from planning through production delivery
- Prior experience as a software or systems engineer building and operating production systems
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems and networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS
- Experience with data-intensive systems such as streaming services, ingestion pipelines, message queues, databases, schedulers, or high-throughput APIs
- Experience operating critical systems in production, including monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and reliability improvement
Nice to have
- Experience with Internet-scale scanning, network measurement, telemetry, security data, or distributed collection systems
- Experience with Cloud stacks, like GCP or similar
- Experience with streaming platforms or large-scale data stores such as Pub/Sub, Kafka, Bigtable, Spanner, or comparable technologies
- A background in cybersecurity, Internet measurement, threat intelligence, security research, or productionizing research systems
What you get
- Equity
- Health, dental & vision coverage
- Retirement with company contribution
- Parental leave
- Mental health & wellness benefits
- Flexible PTO
Worth weighing
- Salary range varies significantly based on location and may be modified in the future
- Candidates are required to keep cameras on during video interviews
- In-person onboarding at HQ in Ann Arbor is expected for new hires
- The role involves balancing multiple priorities including speed, quality, and operational risk
Summarised from Censys's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Censys on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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