Responsibilities

The Software Engineer will develop the Tailscale product, contributing to both open-source client code and related backend services with an emphasis on networking features and optimizations, taking ownership of the entire product lifecycle from writing code to product ideation and strategic decision-making, and working with UX/UI designers and product managers to shape features that enhance networking capabilities. They will also work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core networking software components, develop and optimize product features in areas such as the control plane, relay infrastructure, and networking protocols, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex networking issues, exhibit ownership over the running services that comprise Tailscale’s product by building for observability, participating in incident response, and fielding customer support escalations, analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of networking systems and resources, and bring a security-first mindset to both design and implementation.