Software Engineer

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core software components.
• - 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 efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.

Required Skills

• - Experience with CI/CD, secrets management, infrastructure as code, and/or observability
• - Experience with developer tooling or developer experience
• - Experience with distributed systems
• - Experience with one or more SQL databases
• - Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.)
• - Most of the non-front-end portions of the system are developed in the Go programming language. Experience with Go is a plus.
• - Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently
• - Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
• - Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• - An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
• - A competitive total compensation package including base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission.
• - Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• - Remote first company with flexibility in how and when you work.
• - Support for your personal and professional development with $1500 USD annually for professional development.
• - Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
• - A build-your-own home office setup with a company-owned laptop and $1000 USD to customize your workstation.
• - Generous parental leave program from your first day.