Infrastructure Engineer
Tailscale- Base salary
- $181k–$226k Published base salary range
- Location
- Remote (United States) Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Mid-level
About the job
Tailscale is a fully remote company building software to securely interconnect people and devices. We are seeking a full-time Infrastructure Engineer to join our engineering team.
About the Role
You will support internal business units through shared engineering services, build tools and processes, work with stakeholders, and collaborate with product engineering to extract data for business decisions. Example deliverables include improving observability, CI/CD improvements, infrastructure as code changes, cross-functional infrastructure improvements, and automating upgrades for managed services and VMs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and document core software components.
- Own running services by building for observability, participating in incident response, and fielding customer support escalations.
- Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources.
Qualifications
- Experience with CI/CD, secrets management, infrastructure as code, and observability.
- Experience with distributed systems.
- Experience operating managed services in a cloud environment (preferably AWS).
- Experience with Kubernetes in production is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing).
- Experience with Go is a plus.
- Ability to work independently and asynchronously, with excellent communication skills.
Compensation
US Pay Range: $181,000—$226,000 USD. Compensation includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits
- Equity incentive plan
- Employer-funded retirement contributions (dollar-for-dollar match up to 0.75% of eligible compensation)
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents)
- $500 home office setup stipend and monthly internet reimbursement
- $1500 annual professional development budget
- Annual company retreat and team offsites
Application Instructions
Applications are submitted through the Greenhouse job posting. Tailscale uses AI-assisted tools for screening; all hiring decisions are made by people.
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