Tailscale
Software Engineer, Networking (Features)
$181K–$226K
Remote (United States) +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Remote (United States)
Canada
United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
About the job
Develop and maintain Tailscale’s networking features across open-source client software and backend services, improving secure connectivity, performance, and reliability.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, and document core networking components; contribute across the product lifecycle.
- Operate and improve product services through observability, incident response, customer escalations, and system optimization.
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to shape networking features, using a security-first approach.
What they ask for
- Experience implementing application-layer networking 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 (Golang).
- Experience designing and maintaining distributed systems, including concurrency and scalability; proficiency with relational databases and efficient SQL.
Pay
$181,000 — $226,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go (Golang), PostgreSQL, MySQL
AI focus
The hiring process uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess candidates; all hiring decisions are made by people.
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