Software Engineer, Networking – Dataplane

🕒 September 10

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $163k - $226k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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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

• Contribute to Tailscale’s core client connectivity features • Evolve connectivity between clients, subnet routers, exit nodes, and customer network integrations • Provide architectural insights and resolve escalated customer network issues • Collaborate with product management and engineering to develop scalable, maintainable network solutions • Design, build, test, and document client-side networking software • Integrate industry network protocols with Tailscale’s designs and frameworks • Apply security-centric architecture and coding practices • Optimize software performance, reliability, and scale across platforms and hardware • Support customer success teams with critical network escalations • Engage with the open-source community and contribute to relevant projects

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience with networking software and diagnosing networking issues • Comprehensive understanding of network engineering, including routing, VPNs, IP address management, and NAT traversal • Proficiency in Go or another low-level language such as C, C++, or Rust • Strong understanding of concurrent programming and performance optimization techniques • Ability to work with large-scale distributed systems is highly desirable • Knowledge of low-level operating-system network stacks is highly desirable • Ability to give and process constructive feedback and work independently • Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity incentive plan • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits with no waiting period • Flexible remote-first work environment • Virtual and in-person social events • Corporate co-working program • Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 0.75% of eligible compensation annually • Annual company retreat and team off-sites • $1,500 USD annually for professional development • Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities • Flexible paid time off • Company-owned laptop (Mac or PC) • Monthly home internet reimbursement • $500 USD home office workstation customization allowance • Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents • Variable commission for quota-based roles