Distributed Systems Engineer
Design and implement scalable distributed systems as a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer at Censys, utilizing expertise in Python, AWS, and Machine Learning to drive innovation and deliver real-time Internet intelligence.
Company Background
Censys’ mission is to be the one place to understand everything on the internet. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy Internet intelligence, we set out to create the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the Internet. Today, Censys delivers real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments, over 50% of the Fortune 500, and leading threat intelligence providers worldwide.
Location: This position is remote within the United States.
Role Summary:
We’re looking to hire a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer to build scalable services and APIs that process vast amounts of data and make them highly available, providing direct value to customers and other parts of our organization. Censys operates distributed infrastructure for Internet-wide scanning and you will help us continue our mission to build the highest quality datasets and APIs that lead to insights about the Internet at large.
At Censys, we believe in working iteratively, but we’re always thinking about the big picture. We’re expanding our data platform to enable future products and features to make the Internet an explainable map, providing additional, rich context, and showing complex relationships. We’re looking for someone with an ownership mindset, is curious, can provide mentorship, and has a collaborative spirit for our mission.
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Posted June 6, 2026