Software Engineer, Networking (Dataplane)

Tailscale is seeking a full-time Software Engineer to join the Dataplane Engineering Team. The role involves contributing to core client connectivity features, evolving connectivity offerings, providing architectural insights, and collaborating with product management. Responsibilities include designing, building, testing, and documenting client-side networking software, advancing product features using industry protocols, adopting a security-centric approach, evaluating performance, supporting,

Significant experience with networking software and diagnosing networking issues. Comprehensive grasp of networking engineering including routing, VPNs, IP address management, and NAT traversal. Proficiency in Go or low-level languages (C/C++, Rust) with strong concurrent programming skills. Experience with large scale distributed systems and low-level OS network stacks desirable. Ability to give and process feedback, work independently, flexibility, and excellent communication skills.