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Software Engineer, Networking

Location: Remote
Compensation: Base+commission
Reviewed: Fri, Oct 02, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Seeking a full-time Software Engineer, Networking to work remotely, who will develop the Tailscale product by contributing to open-source client code and backend services, focusing on networking features and optimizations while collaborating with UX/UI designers and product managers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, test, and document core networking software components as part of a team
  • Exhibit ownership of running services, enhancing observability, participating in incident response, and managing customer support escalations
  • Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of networking systems and resources
Required Qualifications
  • Proven experience with application-layer networking concepts and distributed components
  • Deep knowledge of operating system-level networking internals, including socket programming and routing tables
  • Professional experience with Go (Golang)
  • Experience designing and maintaining distributed systems with an understanding of concurrency and scalability
  • Proficiency with relational databases and writing efficient SQL queries

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