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Tailscale

Backend Engineer, Identity

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about 8 hours ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$163k - $204k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop the Tailscale product, contributing to both open source client code and backend services.
  • Take ownership of the entire product lifecycle, from writing code to product ideation and strategic decision-making.
  • Work closely with UX/UI designers and product managers to shape features.
  • Develop product features in areas including control plane, platform, and identity services.
  • Implement sign-on functionality such as SSO, OAuth2, SAML, and WebAuthn.
  • Maintain SCIM capabilities to synchronize users and groups from IdPs.
  • Exhibit ownership over running services by building for observability and participating in incident response.
  • Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources.
  • Bring a security-first mindset to design and implementation.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to triage and mitigate incidents.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with authentication/authorization protocols such as OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, and SAML.
  • Experience with distributed systems and building observable, secure, scalable, and resilient services.
  • Experience with the Go programming language is a plus.
  • Experience with one or more SQL databases.
  • 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.
  • Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.) is a plus.

Benefits

  • An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
  • A competitive total compensation package including base salary and equity.
  • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Remote first company with opportunities for virtual and in-person social events.
  • Support for personal and professional development with $1500 USD annually.
  • Flexible paid time off program for any situation.
  • Build-your-own home office setup with a $1000 USD workstation customization budget.
  • Generous parental leave program from your first day.

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