Software Engineer (Networking)

The role

You will lead the development of high-performance networking code for an open source platform across Windows, macOS, and Linux. You will design, maintain codebase, and support open source users.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain a codebase with best practices
• Take ownership of technical decisions
• Collaborate with peers by reviewing code and participating in design discussions
• Advocate for product improvements
• Support open source users by addressing GitHub issues and providing technical assistance
• Participate in technical calls with customers

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience developing in Go
• Expertise in the architecture and design of distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts, including protocols, routing, and tunneling
• Proven experience in network performance monitoring and optimization
• Deep understanding of multi-threading and asynchronous programming
• Strong experience with unit and integration testing principles
• A positive and collaborative attitude towards both customers and teammates
• Proficiency in English with excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with VPN solutions
• Experience with REST and gRPC APIs
• Passion for automation and scripting to streamline repetitive tasks
• Background in releasing and maintaining applications used by millions of devices
• Experience in cloud environments
• Contributions to open source projects

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity incentives
• Hybrid work environment
• Diverse and collaborative team
• High level of independence

About the company

Netbird is a software company developing an open source zero-trust network security platform. The team is from Germany.