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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 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 a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer at Censys, you will be responsible for building scalable, data-driven services that enhance the company's Internet intelligence offerings. Your role will involve developing internal APIs, productionizing prototypes, and maintaining systems such as data pipelines and messaging systems. Collaboration with other engineers and product teams will be key to ensure the solutions you build are effective and maintainable.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building distributed systems
- Experience with object-oriented programming, specifically in Go
- Experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience or familiarity with message queue technologies (AWS Kinesis, Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc.)
- Experience working with databases (BigTable, Cloud Spanner, HBase, Cassandra, etc.)
- Understanding of core distributed systems concepts (scalability, fault tolerance, reliability)
Nice to have
- Familiarity with gRPC or REST
- Familiarity with data serialization technologies (Protobuf, MessagePack, etc.)
- Experience building, deploying, or maintaining containerized services in Kubernetes
- Understanding of how the Internet works and how machines and services communicate using defined protocols/standards
- Any Security Domain knowledge
What you get
- Equity
- Health, dental & vision coverage
- Retirement with company contribution
- Parental leave
- Mental health & wellness benefits
- Flexible PTO
Worth weighing
- Salary ranges provided are location-dependent and may vary based on individual qualifications and market demands.
- The requirement to keep cameras on during video interviews may not suit all candidates.
- The role involves working with large datasets and distributed systems, which may require a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with these technologies.
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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