Tailscale
Software Engineer, Networking (Edge)
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Employer listed it 12 days ago · Added 2 days ago
First listed 12 days ago and still open.
Salary
$163,000 to $226,000
Location
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in United States, Canada.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote (United States), Remote (Canada)"
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- Applications outside the listed area are usually rejected
- Timezone overlap with the listed area is often expected
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About the role
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About Tailscale
Tailscale is making safe connection effortless by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.
About the Role
We’re seeking a skilled and diligent full-time Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will work as part of the engineering team to:
Utilize extensive network engineering knowledge coupled with software development and SRE/DevOps proficiency to design, construct, and oversee Tailscale’s global Funnel and DERP relay infrastructure.
Promote operational excellence and automation to guarantee the scalability, high availability, and performance of hosted services.
Offer architectural guidance and troubleshoot escalated networking problems for customers to address intricate connectivity issues.
Partner with internal engineering and product groups to advance hosted services and clients, ensuring updates provide broad value to our customer base.
Support network connectivity capabilities and features by contributing to the open-source client code and developing the Tailscale product dataplane.
Because we’re an early-stage and fully remote company, we’re looking for a strongly motivated individual who can help move the product forward. The ability to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and comfort working asynchronously are essential.
Key Responsibilities
Design, construct, evaluate, and provide documentation for networking features, connectivity solutions, and the open-source client-code network dataplane.
Enhance and iterate on product capabilities, specifically focusing on Funnel and DERP relay infrastructures and their associated network protocols.
Investigate and rectify complex, escalated network difficulties encountered across diverse technical environments.
Maintain accountability for Tailscale's live services by integrating observability, engaging in incident management, and managing technical support escalations.
Evaluate and boost the performance, reliability, and scaling capabilities of our networking resources and systems.
Apply a security-centric approach to every stage of development, from initial design to final implementation of networking components.
What We Are Looking For
Proven track record in networking software development and troubleshooting
Expertise in core networking principles such as VPNs, NAT traversal, routing, and IP addressing
Experience with distributed systems, maintaining global-scale services, and applying SRE & DevOps methodologies
Most of the systems are developed in the Go programming language. Experience with Go is highly desired.
Strong interpersonal skills for exchanging constructive feedback and the autonomy to work solo
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
- ·Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
- ·Employer-funded retirement contributions. Tailscale will match your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Tailscale, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 3d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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