[Hiring] Manager, Developer Relations @Tailscale

Role Description

Tailscale is looking for an experienced Manager, Developer Relations Engineering to lead a team of technical builders who help developers discover, understand, adopt, and build with Tailscale. You will be accountable for turning Tailscale’s technology into compelling developer experiences—from integrations and example applications to demos, tutorials, open-source projects, and technical content—that drive meaningful developer and business outcomes.

This is a player-coach engineering leadership role that combines team leadership with hands-on technical execution. You’ll lead Tailscale’s Developer Relations Engineering team while continuing to build yourself: developing integrations, demos, example applications, technical prototypes, workshops, and educational experiences that show developers what is possible with Tailscale. You’ll help the team identify the highest-leverage developer problems to solve and turn successful experiments into repeatable programs.

This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, Growth, Content, Sales, Customer Success, and the broader Marketing team. You’ll maintain a clear technical roadmap for the team, surface developer friction and emerging use cases back into the product organization, and build the systems and measurement practices needed to understand which DevRel investments are driving adoption.

We’re looking for someone with strong engineering and technical credibility, excellent product judgment, and a track record of turning developer insight into technical experiences and projects that make complex products easier to understand and adopt.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in Developer Relations, developer advocacy, engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience managing, coaching, or leading technical contributors and scaling a DevRel or similar function
• Strong software engineering foundation
• Experience building developer-facing technical projects such as integrations, SDK examples, reference applications, open-source tools, demos, workshops, or developer infrastructure
• Ability to translate product and company priorities into a focused technical roadmap for a small team
• Strong program management skills
• Strong developer-product instincts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with and joy for collaborating cross-functionally
• Ability to balance hands-on execution with team leadership and long-term program development
• Experience working in public codebases and developer ecosystems
• Experience defining and reporting on DevRel eng metrics
• Comfortable operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
• Low ego, high horsepower with a “yes, and” mindset to collaboration
• You have tried and used Tailscale

Requirements

• Lead Tailscale’s Developer Relations Engineering team and roadmap
• Manage and develop a high-performing team of Developer Relations Engineers
• Lead the team in building high-quality technical experiences
• Identify and personally contribute to high-leverage technical projects
• Serve as a visible technical voice for Tailscale
• Ensure DevRel eng work is technically accurate and engaging
• Partner closely with various teams to coordinate launches and educational initiatives
• Define, track, and regularly report on DevRel eng performance
• Use qualitative developer insight and performance data to prioritize programs

Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self
• A competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period
• Remote first company
• Employer-funded retirement contributions
• Connect with other Tailscalars IRL
• Support for your personal and professional development
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration
• A build-your-own home office setup
• Paid parental leave program