8 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$181k - $226k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop open-source client code and backend services with an emphasis on networking features and optimizations.
- Design, build, test, and document core networking software components.
- Own work across the product lifecycle, including product ideation and strategic decision-making.
- Build observability into running services, participate in incident response, and handle customer support escalations.
- Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of networking systems and resources.
- Design and implement robust, secure networking components.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers, product managers, and engineering teams to shape networking capabilities.
Requirements
- Proven experience implementing application-layer networking concepts and distributed components such as proxies, connectors, and overlay routing.
- Deep knowledge of operating-system networking internals, including socket programming, routing tables, and packet filtering primitives.
- Professional experience with Go.
- Experience designing and maintaining distributed systems, including concurrency, multithreading, race conditions, memory management, synchronization primitives, and scalability.
- Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and efficient SQL queries.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively, work independently, and give and process constructive feedback.
- Adaptability to a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.
Benefits
- US base salary range of $181,000—$226,000, plus equity and comprehensive benefits.
- Remote-first, flexible work environment with virtual and in-person social events and a corporate co-working program.
- Health, vision, dental, and other group benefits with no waiting period.
- Employer retirement contributions matched dollar-for-dollar up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
- Annual company retreat, team off-sites, and support for intentional in-person collaboration across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
- $1,500 USD annually for professional development, plus mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
- Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave top-ups of 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- Company-owned laptop choice of Mac or PC, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD for workstation customization.
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About Tailscale
Tailscale builds a software-defined mesh VPN that lets individuals and organizations securely connect devices and services using WireGuard and single sign-on. It sells a subscription SaaS with free and paid plans, offering features like access control lists, device authentication, and admin tooling for teams and enterprises. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Toronto, the company is privately held and used from hobby projects to corporate networks.