Backend Engineer, Control Plane – UK IT Role at Tailscale
Tailscale is hiring an entry-level Backend Engineer, Control Plane to join their fully distributed IT team in the UK. This full-time software engineering position offers a UK base salary of £128,770 (with a broader range up to £178,540 depending on experience). Tailscale builds software designed to make secure connections and network protection effortless for teams ranging from hobbyists to multinational corporations.
Core Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and document core software components as part of the engineering team.
- Develop product features across the control plane, relay infrastructure, and identity integrations, contributing to both open source client code and backend services.
- Take ownership of running services by building for observability, participating in incident response, and handling customer support escalations.
- Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources with a security-first mindset.
- Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers and product managers across the entire product lifecycle.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelors degree.
- 0 to 2 years of professional experience.
- Experience with distributed systems, the Go programming language, and one or more SQL databases.
- Familiarity with networking concepts such as IP addressing and routing.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently, collaborate asynchronously, and give or process constructive feedback.
The total compensation package includes the specified base salary, equity, comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, and access to a corporate co-working program for this remote-first role.