Engineering Manager, Tailscale
Security
CA$254.6-344.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
A zero config VPN for building secure networks
Open for applications
A zero config VPN for building secure networks
101-200 employees
Open for applications
CA$254.6-344.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To remove overhead and complexity from the “long tail” of software and operational problems that people face every day.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking a talented and motivated full-time Engineering Manager to lead our Security team
- 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
- Demonstrated leadership with substantial experience in managing and mentoring Security teams, including performance evaluations, career development, and fostering a collaborative work environment
- Ideal candidates will have deep experience in Product Security, and a broad background in other security disciplines (Detection & Response, Compliance, etc)
- Ability to give and process constructive feedback, as well as work independently
- Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
What the job involves
- You will lead the high performing and multi-disciplinary Security team, responsible for Product Security, Detection & Response, Compliance & Trust, and IT
- Support secure application development processes, by representing product security concerns early in the software development process
- Manage our detection and response function and risk management program
- Lead Compliance & Trust activities at Tailscale, setting a compliance roadmap that aligns with our business priorities and technical roadmap
- Oversee corporate IT
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and career development for a team of security engineers
- 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 evolution of the security team, developing processes as we grow
- 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
- Collaborate with peers in Product Engineering to maintain rigorous security standards
- Partner with Legal and Go To Market partners to maintain and expand our compliance and trust program
- Lead security incident response processes, development and procurement of security tooling. Track security risks and partner with the VP of Eng to maintain a risk management program in consultation with executive management
- Manage internal and third party IT functions
- 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
- Manage healthy conflict by moderating design discussions and cultivating a positive culture of feedback with candor and kindness
- Drive planning across multiple time horizons, from immediate tactical needs to long-term strategic direction
Our take
The internet is a global phenomenon, but often online activity is unprotected which leaves users vulnerable to hackers on public networks. Additionally certain sites are inaccessible or censored depending on the users location. Use of a VPN enables a secure connection through an encrypted virtual tunnel which also disguises IP addresses. Traditional VPN's tunnel all network traffic through a central gateway server which can affect reliability, and VPN's almost always slow connection speed.
Tailscale is a VPN service built on top of a secure network fabric, which is unlike a traditional VPN provider as it ensures encrypted point-to-point connections by using the open source WireGuard protocol. Tailscale is configured, on average, in a matter of minutes, while other solutions take weeks to fully implement and then require several hours a week of maintenance.
The product has been well received with reviewers agreeing that it is easy to set up and a great tool for developers. The company plan to develop its product further by tackling the complexity of software and confront operational problems that people face daily. The company continues its expansion by empowering small teams to build systems that scale, without scaling overhead.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2022
$100m
SERIES B
Nov 2020
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $115m
Company benefits
- Flexible (and reasonable) working hours—work/life balance is exceptionally important to us
- Competitive compensation, stock options and 401(k) (for United States-based employees)
- Comprehensive medical/dental/vision benefits, and more
- 4 weeks of paid vacation (standard across the company) + 12 company holidays per year
- An allowance for equipment to help you personalize your workspace
Company values
- Real people solving concrete problems
- Small is beautiful
- It has to "just work"
Company HQ
King West Village, Toronto, ON
Articles
Leadership
Avery Pennarun
(Co-Founder & CEO)A range of experience in software engineering including Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google Fiber. They co-founded EQL Data in 2009.
David Crawshaw
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previous experience includes working as a Staff Software Engineer at Google before co-founding Tailscale.
David Carney
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Format in 2012, working as a Full Stack Developer, COO and CFO. Also co-founded Form & Method and The Navarra Group.
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