Remote (United States) Remote (Country) Full-time USD 163,000 – 204,000 / year

Tailscale is hiring a Mobile Platform Developer

About the Role

You will lead the development and optimization of mobile client applications, ensuring seamless integration with backend systems and delivering robust connectivity solutions for end users.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core features for mobile applications on iOS and Android
  • Collaborate with backend teams to integrate secure and efficient network protocols
  • Improve application stability, performance, and battery efficiency
  • Diagnose and resolve cross-platform compatibility issues
  • Maintain code quality through testing and code reviews
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for long-term scalability
  • Ensure compliance with platform-specific guidelines and best practices
  • Optimize user interface interactions for responsiveness
  • Support deployment and monitoring of mobile releases
  • Respond to user feedback and prioritize bug fixes
  • Work closely with product teams to define feature requirements
  • Integrate analytics and telemetry while respecting privacy
  • Develop libraries and tools to streamline mobile development
  • Mentor team members on mobile-specific challenges
  • Stay current with mobile OS updates and security patches
  • Evaluate third-party SDKs for functionality and performance
  • Implement secure authentication and encryption methods
  • Troubleshoot network connectivity issues in diverse environments
  • Enhance offline capabilities and data synchronization
  • Document technical designs and implementation details
  • Participate in incident response for critical mobile issues
  • Conduct performance profiling and memory optimization
  • Support internationalization and localization efforts
  • Ensure accessibility standards are met in UI components
  • Contribute to open-source projects related to mobile networking

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Remote-friendly with flexibility for global collaboration

Team

Engineering team focused on networking and systems infrastructure

Why This Role Matters

  • Mobile devices are central to how users access secure networks, and this role directly shapes the reliability and usability of those connections.
  • Your work will impact how seamlessly people connect across different networks while maintaining strong security and privacy standards.

Technology Stack

  • We use Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android, and Go for shared networking logic.
  • Our mobile clients interact with a distributed control plane built on modern cloud infrastructure.
  • We prioritize code reuse, testability, and long-term maintainability across platforms.

Available for qualified candidates

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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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