Software Engineer, Networking

🕒 June 17

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Tailscale

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

📡 Telecommunications

💰 $100M Series B on 2022-05

SaaS • Security • Telecommunications

Tailscale is a company that provides a modern VPN solution founded on WireGuard technology, simplifying networking by creating secure, software-defined networks that connect users, services, and devices with ease. By eliminating the complexities of legacy VPNs, Tailscale offers secure remote access, site-to-site networking, and multi-cloud networking, all while ensuring user-friendly, quick deployment without complex configurations. Recognized for enabling zero-trust environments and seamless workflows, Tailscale supports robust security features such as automated user onboarding, encryption, and access control lists (ACLs). This tool is particularly popular for both enterprise and personal use, praised for its integration capabilities and ease of use, making secure networking accessible anywhere, regardless of infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Develop the Tailscale product, contributing to both open-source client code and related backend services, with an emphasis on networking features and optimizations. • Take ownership of the entire product lifecycle, from writing code to product ideation and strategic decision-making. • Work with UX/UI designers and product managers to shape features that enhance networking capabilities. • Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core networking software components. • Exhibit ownership over the running services that comprise Tailscale’s product by building for observability, participating in incident response, and fielding customer support escalations. • Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of networking systems and resources. • Bring a security-first mindset to both design and implementation, ensuring robust and secure networking components.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience implementing application-layer networking concepts and distributed components, such as proxies, connectors, and overlay routing, to enable seamless connectivity. • Deep knowledge of operating system-level networking internals, including socket programming, routing tables, and packet filtering primitives. • Professional experience with Go (Golang) • Experience designing and maintaining distributed systems, with a solid understanding of concurrency (e.g., multithreading, race conditions, memory management, synchronization primitives) and scalability. • Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly. • Strong collaborative mindset—you actively give and process constructive feedback and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. • Startup-ready flexibility, with the adaptability to pivot and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. • A competitive total compensation package. • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. • Remote first company—most of our teams work fully remotely. • Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. • Support for your personal and professional development. • Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. • A build-your-own home office setup. • Generous parental leave program from your first day.