Job Description
About Tailscale
Tailscale is building the new Internet 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 skilled and diligent full-time Frontend Engineer to join our
growing team. You will work as part of our team to:
* Own the technical direction and architecture of Tailscale’s next-generation
web console
* Build frontend infrastructure and platform capabilities that enable multiple
Tailscale products to ship within a unified console experience
* Bring a special focus to identity-adjacent frontend systems, including
authentication, session management, secure cross-origin integrations, and
product surfaces that span multiple services
Because we’re a fully remote company building a highly technical product, we’re
looking for someone who can move fluidly between product engineering and
platform engineering. This role sits at an important intersection of user
experience, browser security, developer tooling, and internal platform design.
The ability to think strategically, make pragmatic architecture decisions,
collaborate across engineering, design, growth, and infrastructure, and help
other teams build with confidence is essential.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Define and drive the frontend architecture for Tailscale’s next-generation
console, including application structure, routing, state boundaries, shared
abstractions, and long-term maintainability
* Design and maintain cross-origin authentication and session infrastructure
between the console and other services, including auth flows, CORS policies,
CSRF protections, cookie/session strategies, and support for multiple
deployment environments
* Build and operate a frontend serving platform capable of hosting multiple
Tailscale products under a unified development workflow
* Establish shared infrastructure, conventions, and design patterns that
consolidate distinct product experiences into a cohesive console platform
* Create frontend architecture patterns, tooling, and abstractions that enable
non-frontend engineers to build accessible, production-quality UI safely and
efficiently
* Partner closely with Product Design to turn complex infrastructure and
identity concepts into intuitive user experiences
* Collaborate with Growth, Design, Product, and other engineering teams on
experimentation and iteration, including A/B testing, analytics
instrumentation, and feature rollout strategies
* Define and improve frontend testing strategy across the console, including
integration testing, end-to-end coverage, local developer ergonomics, and
abstractions that reduce testing complexity for product teams
* Work with infrastructure and engineering tooling teams to improve local
development workflows, build pipelines, preview deployments, release
ergonomics, and operational reliability
* Raise the quality bar for frontend engineering across Tailscale through
technical leadership, reviews, mentoring, and clear platform guardrails
* Required participation in our on-call rotation every few weeks, to triage and
mitigate incidents
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Deep experience building and operating production React applications at scale
- Strong understanding of web platform fundamentals, including semantics,
browser security boundaries, authentication flows, cookies, storage, CORS,
and CSRF
* Experience building internal platforms, frameworks, or shared libraries that
enable other teams to ship products with strong guardrails
* Experience driving a unified console or platform vision across disparate
frontend codebases
* Strong judgment around frontend architecture: knowing when to standardize,
when to abstract, and how to keep systems understandable as they grow
* Experience designing scalable frontend testing strategies that improve
confidence while hiding incidental complexity from product engineers
* Comfort collaborating across disciplines and functions, especially with
design, growth, infrastructure, and developer tooling
* Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain
tradeoffs and influence technical direction across teams
* A high degree of ownership and autonomy, with the ability to identify
important problems and drive them through ambiguity
NICE TO HAVE
* Experience designing frontend codebases and tooling optimized for AI-assisted
development, including conventions and abstractions that help LLM-based
agents produce correct, consistent UI with fewer iterations
* Experience with design systems, component libraries, and connecting design
tooling to production UI workflows
* Experience with feature flagging, analytics, experimentation systems, and
progressive delivery patterns
* Experience working on identity, admin, B2B SaaS, or security-sensitive
product surfaces
As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices
within our team across all roles and all levels. Tailscale's compensation
package includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The salary
range displayed on each job posting represents the target range for a new hire's
base salary. Individual offers may vary based on experience and skill set.
US Pay Range
$181,000—$226,000 USD
Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically
marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the
qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic!
What We Offer
* An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. We
recognize the impact of diverse voices and backgrounds on the growth of our
people, product, and company. And that flexibility in how and when you work
empowers our team to integrate work and life.
* 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!
* Remote first company—most of our teams work fully remotely. Enjoy a change of
scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person
social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork
(or other similar spaces near you). Some roles require in-office
collaboration depending on team needs, which will be clearly noted in the job
description.
* 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.
* Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat,
participate in team off-sites, and collaborate in person with teammates
across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. We
support intentional in-person connection through team travel and distributed
collaboration.
* Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career
thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take
advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
* Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time
off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether
moving homes or travelling the world!
* A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop
(Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD to
customize your workstation to make it your own.
* Paid parental leave program. We care about your life outside of work and
encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups (20 weeks
for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents).
Tailscale is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring process.
If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process or
related to any aspect of this role, please contact your recruiter.
Our hiring process uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess candidates.
All hiring decisions are made by people.
Please be aware that legitimate emails from Tailscale's talent team will only
originate from @tailscale.com, @greenhouse.io, and @interviews.modernloop.io
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Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Home office, Flexible hours