Software Engineer-Infrastructure & Tooling Remote (Canada)

persistent; Canada; Remote; CAD 218,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company as a Software Engineer, where you will play a critical role in enhancing internal engineering tools and processes. This fully remote position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams, driving innovation and efficiency in software development. You'll be responsible for designing and building core components, improving existing tools, and ensuring the stability of services. With a focus on flexibility and inclusivity, this company values diverse voices and offers a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive benefits and generous time off. If you're motivated and ready to make an impact in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Comprehensive group benefits

Paid time off

Professional development support

Home office setup allowance

Generous parental leave program

Annual company retreat

Work from anywhere

Virtual and in-person social events

Monthly home internet reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD and developer tooling is essential.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and SQL databases is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and document core software components.
• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability.

Skills

CI/CD

Secrets Management

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

Developer Tooling

Distributed Systems

SQL Databases

Networking

Go Programming

Communication Skills

Job description

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 skilled and diligent full-time Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will work as part of the engineering team to:

• Support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities, building the tools and processes for those teams to succeed.
• Build relationships with multiple stakeholders across the organization to understand and meet their needs with projects you'll own end to end.
• Work directly with internal customer facing teams to empower their mission and take pride in making their day-to-day lives easier. Work with product engineering to extract the data needed to drive business decisions.
• Example deliverables in this role might include:
• Introduce new developer tooling to increase engineering productivity.
• Improve existing tools, such as CI/CD.
• Use information from production data to surface potential issues.
• Create tooling for dev and staging environments.

Because we’re an early-stage and fully remote company, we’re looking for a strongly motivated individual who can help move the product forward. The ability to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and comfort working asynchronously are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core software components.
• 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.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience with CI/CD, secrets management, infrastructure as code, and/or observability.
• Experience with developer tooling or developer experience.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with one or more SQL databases.
• Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.).
• Most of the non-front-end portions of the system are developed in the Go programming language. Experience with Go is a plus.
• 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.

As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels. Tailscale's compensation package includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The salary range displayed on each job posting represents the target range for a new hire's base salary. Individual offers may vary based on experience and skill set.

CAN Pay Ranges

$218,420 - $273,360 CAD

What We Offer

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. We recognize the impact of diverse voices and backgrounds on the growth of our people, product, and company. And that flexibility in how and when you work empowers our team to integrate work and life.
• A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• All-remote with the opportunity to work from anywhere. Enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you).
• Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team/department off-sites, or use your individual travel budget to meet up with team members in Canada, the US, or the UK.
• Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world! We encourage all Tailscalars to take 4-6 weeks of vacation annually.
• A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own.
• Generous parental leave program from your first day. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks.

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