Security Engineer

About 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. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.

Job Description

We’re seeking a talented software engineer, specializing in security and privacy, to help grow our product security team. We’re looking for people who can move Tailscale forward while making it safer to use. The abilities to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and be comfortable working asynchronously are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Improve the security properties of Tailscale by identifying opportunities for security and privacy features, bug fixes, and defense-in-depth, and implementing them across our codebase
• Audit Tailscale features for technical security weaknesses, identifying mitigations or solutions, and driving them towards resolution
• Support engineering decisions with threat modeling and security analysis and expertise

Requirements:

• Proficiency developing in at least one programming language (Tailscale uses Go)
• Proficiency developing for at least one application platform (e.g. iOS, Android, web, Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Prior experience in a safety-related technical role, e.g.
• application security or application platform security
• infrastructure security
• security operations
• penetration testing
• threat modeling and prioritization
• user experience design or research
• digital forensics and incident response
• Knowledge of operating system internals and security mechanisms
• Knowledge of cryptographic primitives and protocols
• Knowledge of common networking protocols
• Ability to give and process constructive feedback
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup

As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels. We use San Francisco market data to establish our pay ranges.

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