Senior Software Engineer
Island
About the role
Island is shaping the future of work - creating an enterprise workspace for both knowledge workers and agents - where access, security, and AI-powered productivity are built in. Our enterprise agentic control plane boosts productivity across devices, browsers, applications, networks, and data while protecting sensitive information, simplifying access, and helping enterprises scale AI safely.
Behind all of that is a team of people who care deeply about their craft and want to do the biggest and best work of their careers. At Island, character and drive matter more than your resume.
Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and other world-class investors, Island is used by millions of people at some of the planet’s largest enterprises.
Come build with us. Together, we’re changing how the world works.
Seeking Top-Notch Go Engineers:
We are looking for exceptional Go engineers with 6+ years of hands-on software development experience, ideally with a strong background in low-level systems and network programming.
Key Qualifications:
Proven experience building large-scale, distributed systems in the cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, etc.).
Extensive experience developing large-scale, multi-platform software across major operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android).
Strong understanding of network protocols and topologies.
Familiarity with the following is advantageous but not required:
Experience with proxies, VPNs, ZTNA, WireGuard, NGFW, and related technologies.
We’ve explored every corner of the modern enterprise — from building industry-defining technologies like antivirus and browser isolation, to delivering products like DLP and proxies at global scale. But what we’re building now isn’t just another solution — it’s an entirely new chapter for enterprise work.
The scale, the complexity, the impact — this is bigger than anything we’ve done before.
Data Privacy
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Responsibilities
- Build large-scale, distributed cloud systems using Go
- Develop multi-platform software across major operating systems
- Work on low-level systems and network programming
Qualifications
- 6+ years of hands-on software development experience
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems in the cloud
- Experience developing software for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android
- Strong understanding of network protocols and topologies
- Low-level systems and network programming experience preferred
- Experience with proxies, VPNs, ZTNA, WireGuard, or NGFW technologies is advantageous
Skills mentioned
About Island
Welcome to the Island Enterprise Platform — the ideal environment for enterprise work. For years, enterprise IT was built around layers of tools that solved real problems, but, together, fought against work instead of enabling it. Island reimagines the workspace, designing it around people, not problems, making work smooth and simple, while giving organizations complete control over how work happens. We started with the Island Enterprise Browser, embedding security, access, and control natively into the center of the workspace. But the browser was just the beginning. Today, the Island Enterprise Platform unifies the work environment into a single space with everything enterprises need: AI enablement, network, secure access, identity, data protection, and endpoint control. Not a stack, but an organic ecosystem that works as one. The world's leading banks, hospitals, airlines, retailers, manufacturers, and universities are using Island to safely embrace AI, onboard contractors in minutes, enable BYOD, reduce VDI costs, and eliminate infrastructure they no longer need. Backed by Coatue, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, and other elite venture funds, we're just getting started.