Infrastructure Engineer

Tailscale

1d • $181,000 - $226,000 • Remote

About The Position

We’re seeking a skilled and diligent full-time Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will work as part of the engineering team to support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities, building the tools and processes for those teams to succeed. You will build relationships with multiple stakeholders across the organization to understand and meet their needs with projects you'll own end to end. You will work directly with internal customer facing teams to empower their mission and take pride in making their day-to-day lives easier. You will work with product engineering to extract the data needed to drive business decisions. Example deliverables in this role might include improving observability through metrics, alerting, logging and telemetry integration, identifying and building improvements for Continuous Deployment, utilizing infrastructure as code to make changes in a cloud environment, collaborating with other engineering teams to build cross functional infrastructure improvements, and automating upgrades for managed services and VMs. Because we’re an early-stage and fully-remote company, we’re looking for a strongly motivated individual who can help move the product forward. The ability to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and comfortably work asynchronously are essential.

Requirements

• Experience with CI/CD, secrets management, infrastructure as code, and observability
• Experience with distributed systems
• Experience with operating managed services in a cloud environment (preferably AWS)
• Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.)
• Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently
• Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with operating Kubernetes in production is a strong plus
• Experience with Go is a plus

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core software components.
• 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 efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family.
• Remote first company with flexibility in work location.
• Employer-funded retirement contributions with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
• Support for personal and professional development with $1500 USD annually for professional development, mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Flexible, paid time off program.
• Build-your-own home office setup including a company-owned laptop, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD for workstation customization.
• Paid parental leave program with top-ups (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed