Job Description
We’re seeking a talented and motivated full-time Software Engineering Manager to join our growing team. You will work as part of the engineering team to:
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and career development for a team of software engineers.
- Contribute toward the success of our Product organization which includes Engineering, Product Management, and Design. We operate in Pods of 2-4 engineers plus a Product Manager and Designer, and each Engineering Manager handles 2-3 such Pods.
Pods work across the codebase to implement features, address shortcomings, and answer customer requests. - Provide technical direction in projects as needed, as well as growing the technical leadership capabilities of the engineers reporting to you.
- Help in growing the organization: interviewing and recruiting, guiding the development of the engineering culture, developing processes as we grow.
Because we’re an early-stage and fully remote company, we’re looking for a motivated individual who can help move the product forward. The ability to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and comfort working asynchronously are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Experience as a people manager: we are not yet at a size and level of maturity as an engineering org to provide the training and support for someone new in the management role.
- Achieve significant business outcomes through cross-functional collaboration with product managers, data scientists, and designers
- Help your team to improve their performance, the quality of their work; make major design decisions
- Hire, nurture, and oversee a team of engineers while fostering an atmosphere of psychological well-being, embracing diversity and promoting inclusion.
- Lead a team responsible for managing a critical production service, including operational concerns (monitoring, alerting, on call, etc)
- Manage healthy conflict by moderating design discussions and cultivating a positive culture of feedback with candor and kindness
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across the organization to complete complex projects spanning multiple technical domains
- Drive planning across multiple time horizons, from immediate tactical needs to long-term strategic direction.
Requirements
- Demonstrated leadership with substantial experience in managing and mentoring Engineering teams, including performance evaluations, career development, and fostering a collaborative work environment
- Background in one or more of the skillsets used within Tailscale Engineering; management benefits from having the context to understand the work of the team. At this time, expertise in one of the following would be especially relevant:
- Networking including L4-L7 connectivity, browser and DNS behaviors, BGP and related protocols
- Data Engineering including Snowflake, dbt, Rudderstack, and similar tools
- Design and maintenance of distributed systems and highly available services
- Experience developing in Go, used for much of the system. Previous experience in #golang makes ramping up quicker
- Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently
- Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels. We use San Francisco market data to establish our pay ranges.