About the job
About Tailscale
Tailscale builds software that connects people and devices securely, no matter where they are. Teams of all sizes, from hobbyists to enterprises, use Tailscale to protect their networks and simplify access to internal tools. Founded in 2019, Tailscale operates fully remotely and is backed by investors including Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.
Role Overview: Infrastructure Engineer (Remote, United States)
Tailscale is hiring a full-time Infrastructure Engineer to join its remote team. This role supports internal business units with shared engineering services, tools, and processes that help teams work more efficiently. The position involves building relationships across the company to understand project needs and deliver solutions from start to finish.
What You Will Do
- Provide shared engineering services and develop tools for internal teams.
- Work with stakeholders across the organization to understand and deliver on their project requirements.
- Partner with customer-facing teams to streamline operations and simplify daily tasks.
- Collaborate with product engineering to collect data that informs business decisions.
Project work may include:
- Improving observability with metrics, alerting, logging, and telemetry.
- Enhancing continuous deployment processes.
- Applying infrastructure as code to manage changes in cloud environments.
- Working with other engineering teams on cross-functional infrastructure projects.
- Automating upgrades for managed services and virtual machines.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with engineers to design, build, test, and document core software components.
- Take responsibility for the services that make up Tailscale’s product, focusing on observability, incident response, and customer support escalations.
- Assess and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources.
What Helps You Succeed Here
- Motivation to move the product forward in a fully remote, early-stage environment.
- Ability to think critically and collaborate with technical teams.
- Comfort working asynchronously with colleagues across time zones.

