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Tailscale is hiring a Backend Engineer, Platform & Identity

About the Role

Tailscale is seeking a Backend Engineer to join our Platform & Identity team full-time. You will work as part of our engineering team to develop the Tailscale product, take ownership of the entire product lifecycle, and collaborate closely with UX/UI designers and product managers to shape features. We are building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe.

What You'll Do

  • Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core software components.
  • Develop product features in areas that include our control plane, our relay infrastructure, and our identity integrations.
  • 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.
  • Bring a security-first mindset to both design and implementation.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience with distributed systems.
  • Experience with one or more SQL databases.
  • Familiarity with authentication/authorization protocols and frameworks such as OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, and SAML.
  • Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.).
  • 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.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Go programming language.

Technical Stack

  • Go

Team & Environment

Work as part of the engineering team.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation: $218,420 - $302,840 CAD + equity incentive plan.
  • An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
  • A competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity, and variable commission.
  • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family.
  • Connect with other Tailscalars IRL via company retreat, team off-sites, or individual travel budget.
  • Support for personal and professional development with $1500 USD annually for professional development.
  • Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration with a flexible, paid time off program.
  • A build-your-own home office setup with company-owned laptop, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD for your workstation.
  • Generous parental leave program from your first day with parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks.

Work Mode

This is a remote first role for candidates located in Canada.

Required Skills
GoDistributed SystemsNetworkingSecurityCloud InfrastructureAPI DesignLinuxSystem ArchitectureCI/CDDatabase DesignPerformance OptimizationTroubleshootingSoftware Engineering
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About company
Tailscale

Tailscale is building the new Internet 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.

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Job Details
Category backend
Posted 7 months ago