Engineering Manager, Strategic Projects

Tailscale

Remote, US
Base: $206,000 - $257,000 usd; equity: included in...
Remote
Manage senior engineering team
Proficiency in go programming language
Heavy daily use of coding agents and llms
The role involves managing a small team of senior engineers to turn market signals into shippable POCs and reference architectures

Job Summary

  • The role involves managing a small team of senior engineers to turn market signals into shippable POCs and reference architectures.
  • This is an AI-native team that heavily utilizes coding agents as a force multiplier while maintaining high standards for code quality and security.
  • Tailscale offers a competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible remote-first work environment.

Matching Summary

The role involves managing a small team of senior engineers to turn market signals into shippable POCs and reference architectures.

Salary

Base: $206,000 - $257,000 USD; Equity: Included in total compensation package; Benefits: Comprehensive health, vision, dental, parental leave, and professional development stipend

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Manage senior engineering team
  • Proficiency in Go programming language
  • Heavy daily use of coding agents and LLMs
  • Experience with customer-facing prototypes
  • Fast-paced startup environment adaptability

Nice-to-have

  • Building applications on top of LLMs
  • Background in networking protocols
  • Identity infrastructure experience
  • Publicly visible open source contributions
  • Familiarity with Tailscale platform

Key Requirements

  • Substantial experience managing engineering teams
  • Experience developing in Go
  • Comfort with exploratory customer-facing engineering

Work Rights

Not specified

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