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What they do

Tailscale makes software that connects people and their devices into secure private networks. Teams of every size use it to protect their networks and share access to internal tools. It is built on WireGuard (an open-source VPN protocol), and its core is open source. Tailscale started in 2019. Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital back it.

What they value

• Real people solving concrete problems.
• Small is beautiful: small, excellent teams make coherent products.
• It has to "just work", so reliability comes first.
• Put people first, and listen to a range of voices.
• Support open source, and contribute changes back.
• Protect user privacy, because privacy is a human right.

Where they hire

Tailscale is fully remote, with flexible hours. Most roles are remote in the United States or Canada, and some are also open in the United Kingdom. One role is remote in Singapore. Four sales roles are hybrid, in Denver, Vancouver, or London. No Posting mentions the right to work or visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

The board lists 52 Postings for 27 roles. Most roles are posted once for the United States and once for Canada.

• Sales (13): account executives, solutions engineers, sales development, enablement, and regional leaders for APAC and EMEA.
• Engineering (11): control plane backend engineers and a manager, networking (dataplane), Windows, and security infrastructure.
• Customer support and success (8): support, customer reliability, and forward deployed engineers.
• Marketing (6): brand design, product marketing, and developer relations.
• Legal, talent, product, data, and strategic projects.

Postings give a pay range in US or Canadian dollars, and pay includes equity.

What they look for

Many roles ask for knowledge of networking, such as routing, DNS, VPNs, and NAT. Most engineering roles ask for Go. Engineering Postings ask for the ability to give and take constructive feedback, to work on your own, and to adapt to a startup. Many roles ask for excellent written and verbal communication. Engineering, product, and design roles have a recruiter interview, a hiring manager interview, two or three team interviews, and a technical working session.