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Software Engineer, Networking (Dataplane) at Tailscale

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$163,000 – $226,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Type
Full-time
Level
not_specified
Posted

Description

Tailscale is hiring a full-time Software Engineer for its Dataplane Engineering Team to build and improve client-side networking software, integrate network protocols, resolve complex connectivity issues, and support scalable, secure, and reliable distributed networking systems. The role requires significant networking software experience, knowledge of routing, VPNs, IP address management, NAT traversal, and low-level systems programming in Go or C/C++/Rust, along with strong distributed-systems and OS-network-stack knowledge. The position is fully remote, offers a US base salary of $163,000–$226,000, and includes equity, benefits, retirement matching, professional development, and parental leave.

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