[Hiring] Engineering Manager, Control Plane @Tailscale

Role 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.
• Operate in Pods of 2-4 engineers plus a Product Manager and Designer, with each Engineering Manager handling 2-3 such Pods.
• Implement features, address shortcomings, and answer customer requests across the codebase.
• Provide technical direction in projects as needed, as well as grow 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.
• Work in a fully remote environment, collaborating with highly technical teams and adapting to asynchronous workflows.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership with substantial experience in managing and mentoring Engineering teams.
• Background building and operating production services with high availability and performance targets.
• Expertise managing on-call rotations and incident response.
• A highly technical manager, able to independently evaluate complex technical tradeoffs.
• Experience developing in Go, used for much of the system.
• Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently.
• Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup.

Requirements

• Experience as a people manager.
• Achieve significant business outcomes through cross-functional collaboration.
• Help your team to improve their performance and the quality of their work.
• Hire, nurture, and oversee a team of engineers.
• Lead a team responsible for managing a critical production service.
• Manage healthy conflict by moderating design discussions.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across the organization.
• Drive planning across multiple time horizons.

Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
• A competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity, and variable commission.
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, dental, and more.
• Remote-first company with virtual and in-person social events.
• Employer-funded retirement contributions matched dollar-for-dollar.
• Annual company retreat and team off-sites for in-person collaboration.
• Support for personal and professional development with $1500 USD annually.
• Flexible, paid time off program for any situation life throws your way.
• Build-your-own home office setup with a company-owned laptop and workstation customization budget.
• Paid parental leave program with top-ups for birthing and non-birthing parents.