Censys tech stack
Censys builds mostly with Python, Go, Assembly, TypeScript. Its stack also includes GCP, AWS, Google Bigtable, Google Cloud Spanner. GCP is named in 12 of the 47 job postings Censys published in the last 12 months (26%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Censys, updated Sep 29, 2026.
What programming languages does Censys use?
Python is named in 19% of job postings at Censys, followed by Go (13%), Assembly (11%), TypeScript (4%).
What frameworks and libraries does Censys use?
React.js is named in 4% of job postings at Censys, followed by React Router (2%), OpenTelemetry (2%), PyTorch (2%).
What databases does Censys use?
Google Bigtable is named in 15% of job postings at Censys, followed by Google Cloud Spanner (13%), Cassandra (11%), HBase (11%).
Google Bigtable
7 15%
Google Cloud Spanner
6 13%
Cassandra
5 11%
HBase
5 11%
Google BigQuery
2 4%
PostgreSQL
2 4%
BigQuery
1 2%
Redis
1 2%
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What cloud and platforms does Censys use?
GCP is named in 26% of job postings at Censys, followed by AWS (19%), Azure (19%), Kubernetes (19%).
GCP
12 26%
AWS
9 19%
Azure
9 19%
Kubernetes
9 19%
Apache Kafka
7 15%
LangSmith
2 4%
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What developer tools does Censys use?
gRPC is named in 15% of job postings at Censys, followed by Rest API (9%), ArgoCD (2%), Crossplane (2%).
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What AI and ML technologies does Censys use?
LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Censys.
LLM
6 13%
Which engineering practices does Censys ask for?
DNS is named in 32% of job postings at Censys, followed by Machine Learning (17%), CI/CD (9%), LLM Guardrails (9%).
CI/CD
4 9%
AI Agents
2 4%
Fine-tuning
2 4%
Prompt Engineering
2 4%
RAG
2 4%
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What does each Censys team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
6 postingsSecurity
3 postingsAI/ML
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How much does Censys pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Censys postings with stated pay: $220k across 37 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCP | 10 | $206k | −6% |
| AWS | 8 | $206k | −6% |
| Azure | 8 | $206k | −6% |
| Kubernetes | 8 | $206k | −6% |
| Apache Kafka | 7 | $206k | −6% |
| Google Bigtable | 7 | $206k | −6% |
| Python | 7 | $203k | −8% |
| Go | 6 | $220k | 0% |
| Google Cloud Spanner | 6 | $206k | −6% |
| Assembly | 5 | $233k | +6% |
How is the Censys stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Censys stack?
Censys scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Censys stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,076 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Censys apart
Censys products in its job postings
Postings at Censys name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Censys
Questions about the Censys tech stack
What programming languages does Censys use?
The languages named in Censys job postings are Python (19%), Go (13%), Assembly (11%), TypeScript (4%), JavaScript (4%), as a share of the 47 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Censys use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 2 of 47 job postings (4%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Censys use?
The cloud and platforms named in Censys job postings are GCP (12), AWS (9), Azure (9) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Censys?
Backend postings at Censys most often require GCP (6), Kubernetes (6), gRPC (6), AWS (5), out of 6 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Censys tech stack changing?
Yes. Fine-tuning, LangSmith, Prompt Engineering, RAG first appeared in Censys job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Censys tech stack?
Censys scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Censys tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Censys publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 47 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 29, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Censys tech stack: 67 technologies from 47 job postings", as of Sep 29, 2026. https://alion.io/company/censys/technologies