# Mobile Platform Developer

**Company:** [Tailscale](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/tailscale)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Mobile Engineering
**Salary:** $163k – $204k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Go, iOS, Android, Vpn, DNS, Ip Networking, Unit Testing, Integration Testing
**Posted:** 2026-07-07

> Develop and maintain Tailscale's iOS and Android client applications with a focus on mobile VPN infrastructure. Contribute to shared client code in Swift, Kotlin, and Go while supporting other platforms. Requires 5+ years software development experience and networking knowledge.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Develop the Tailscale product, contributing to client code and backend services. The client code is a mix of modern Swift, Kotlin and Go.
- Bring a special focus on our mobile platforms, iOS and Android, while contributing to common code that supports macOS, Windows and other core client platforms.
- iOS and Android development: Proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, and/or Kotlin.
- Unit and integration test development and maintenance.
- Cross-target code sharing.
- Familiarity with mobile VPN infrastructure.
- Providing support for the latest Apple and Android platform features while maintaining compatibility with a reasonable subset of older systems.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software development.
- Strong understanding of software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of mobile platforms.
- Experience with general networking concepts - DNS, VPNs, IP Networking, routing, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently.
- Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Proficiency in Go is desirable.
- Prior Go expertise is not a requirement.

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