Windows Engineer

🕒 August 10

🌐 Canada, United States – Remote

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote 🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $191.6k - $239.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ 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

• Develop the Tailscale product, contributing to client code and backend services • Build and maintain the Windows client using the modern WinUI/Windows App SDK stack • Contribute to common code supporting macOS, mobile, and other core client platforms • Work with engineers on a native Windows desktop client • Implement support for the latest Windows platform features while maintaining compatibility with older versions • Develop and optimize Windows product features, focusing on UI components and platform integration • Develop and maintain unit and integration tests • Contribute to common, cross-platform Tailscale code • Collaborate with highly technical teams and work asynchronously

🎯 Requirements

• Four or more years of experience in software development • Strong understanding of software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of the Windows platform • Proficiency in C# and modern native UI frameworks (WinUI/UWP/WPF) • Experience with general networking concepts, including DNS, VPNs, IP networking, and routing • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to give and process constructive feedback and work independently • Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup • Nice to have: Experience with WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK • Nice to have: Experience developing native Windows applications and services • Nice to have: Familiarity with Windows networking stack and Windows Filtering Platform • Nice to have: Familiarity with Windows security model, session isolation, access tokens, and related concepts • Nice to have: Proficiency in Go

🏖️ Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self • Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family • Remote-first work environment • Virtual and in-person social events • Corporate co-working program • Employer-funded retirement contributions matching contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of eligible compensation • Annual company retreat and team off-sites • Team travel and distributed collaboration • $1500 USD annually for professional development • Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities • Flexible paid time off program • Company-owned laptop choice of Mac or PC • Monthly home internet reimbursement • $500 USD workstation customization allowance • Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents