Tailscale
Security Infrastructure Engineer
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Employer listed it 5 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 5 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
$218,420 to $273,360
Location
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in Canada, United States.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote (Canada), Remote (United States)"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Applications outside the listed area are usually rejected
- Timezone overlap with the listed area is often expected
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About the role
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About Tailscale
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.
About the Role
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
Technical
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
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
- ·Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
- ·Employer-funded retirement contributions. Tailscale will match your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Tailscale, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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