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We’re seeking a talented software engineer, specializing in security and infrastructure, to help grow our product security team. We’re looking for people who can move Tailscale forward while making it safer to use. The abilities to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and be comfortable working asynchronously are essential.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build security controls across diverse layers (e.g., cloud platforms, OS, Kubernetes, networks, CI/CD) to defend against sophisticated adversaries and insider threats.
Improve the security properties of Tailscale by identifying opportunities for security and privacy features, bug fixes, defense-in-depth, and implementing them across our codebase.
Audit Tailscale infrastructure for technical security weaknesses, identifying mitigations or solutions, and driving them towards resolution.
Support engineering decisions with threat modeling and security analysis and expertise.
You will spend 25-50% of your time in this role writing software vs purely operational or governance security responsibilities.
What We Are Looking For
Tailscale is making safe connection effortless 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.
We’re seeking a talented software engineer, specializing in security and infrastructure, to help grow our product security team. We’re looking for people who can move Tailscale forward while making it safer to use. The abilities to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and be comfortable working asynchronously are essential.
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Key Responsibilities
Design and build security controls across diverse layers (e.g., cloud platforms, OS, Kubernetes, networks, CI/CD) to defend against sophisticated adversaries and insider threats.
Improve the security properties of Tailscale by identifying opportunities for security and privacy features, bug fixes, defense-in-depth, and implementing them across our codebase.
Audit Tailscale infrastructure for technical security weaknesses, identifying mitigations or solutions, and driving them towards resolution.
Support engineering decisions with threat modeling and security analysis and expertise.
You will spend 25-50% of your time in this role writing software vs purely operational or governance security responsibilities.
What We Are Looking For
Expertise in the security of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), especially securing multi-cloud networks and infrastructure, and designing cloud agnostic systems
Familiarity with container security, orchestration security, and authentication/authorization
Familiarity with internet/web security fundamentals: WAF’s, TLS, PKI, DNS security, etc.
Proficiency developing in at least one programming language (Tailscale uses Go) and Infrastructure as Code tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
Prior experience in a safety-related technical role, e.g.:
infrastructure security
security operations
threat modeling and prioritization
digital forensics and incident response
Knowledge of operating system internals and security mechanisms
Knowledge of common networking protocols
Act as a Subject Matter Expert during security incidents, focusing on infrastructure-level containment and remediation
Ability to give and process constructive feedback
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
Take a risk-based approach to building security controls, balancing your security expertise and broad technical skillsets with practical, usable solutions
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.
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Tailscale is a private networking software company serving developers, IT, and security teams with identity-based connectivity.
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Full-time
Senior
Remote
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