• Collaborate with senior developers to design and implement features across front-end and back-end systems. • Work with designers and Product Managers to estimate and plan work within an Agile framework. • Communicate progress, risks, and technical considerations clearly with teammates. • Create and maintain documentation that supports shared understanding across the team. • Engage with clients alongside senior team members to support requirement gathering and demos. • Write clean, maintainable, well-structured code following industry best practices. • Participate in peer code reviews to help maintain high-quality, scalable codebases. • Use modern AI-powered developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Devin, Codex) to improve development efficiency and spark new approaches to problem-solving. • Apply responsible judgment in deciding when and how to use AI-assisted development tools. • Explore opportunities to incorporate automation and AI into workflows (e.g., test scaffolding, documentation generation, debugging assistance).

• Organize full lifecycle software development • Prepare specifications and determine operational feasibility • Write well designed, testable, efficient code • Prepare software verification plans and quality assurance procedures • Organize documenting and maintenance of software functionality • Integrate software components into a fully functional software system • Evaluate and deploy software tools, processes and metrics • Provide support and consulting on software systems usage • Ensure compliance with project plans and industry standards

• Design, build, and evolve a low-friction internal developer platform • Lead major technical initiatives to improve developer velocity and autonomy • Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and Product Engineering to deliver secure and easy-to-adopt solutions • Drive adoption through experimentation and iterative improvements • Mature the Infrastructure team’s capabilities through automation • Coach team members to grow technical skills • Provide thought leadership on industry best practices • Turn complex problems into simple solutions

• Develop the Tailscale product, contributing to both open-source client code and related backend services, with an emphasis on networking features and optimizations • Take ownership of the entire product lifecycle, from writing code to product ideation and strategic decision-making • Work with UX/UI designers and product managers to shape features that enhance networking capabilities • Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core networking software components • Develop and optimize product features in areas such as our control plane, relay infrastructure, and networking protocols • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex networking issues across different environments • 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 the efficiency, scalability, and stability of networking systems and resources • Bring a security-first mindset to both design and implementation, ensuring robust and secure networking components