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Backend Engineer, Control Plane

8 months

In short

Tailscale is hiring a full-time Backend Engineer for their Control Plane team. The role involves developing backend services, owning the product lifecycle, working remotely, and requires experience with distributed systems, Go, and networking. Strong communication and ownership are essential.

Where
Remote Β· United States
Level
Mid-level Β· Full-time
tailscale
tailscale
  • Remote-first

Builds a zero trust connectivity platform for teams, clouds and devices.

0 open roles Β· usually open about 10 weeks

Key Responsibilities

  • 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 Are Looking For

  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Experience with the Go programming language
  • Experience with one or more SQL databases
  • Familiarity with networking (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
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