276K–344K CAD / year
Engineering Manager, Control Plane
Engineering managerRemote — worldwide
Published on 2026-09-28
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About this role
Tailscale is looking for a full-time Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers. This role involves mentoring, contributing to product success, and managing critical production services in a fully remote environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable collaborating with technical teams and will help foster a strong engineering culture as the company grows.
About the company
Tailscale builds a zero-config mesh VPN on WireGuard so teams can securely connect devices, servers, and cloud resources without traditional VPN complexity.
The team
Pods of 2-4 engineers plus a Product Manager and Designer
Stack
Go
What you'll do
- Mentor and guide a team of software engineers
- Contribute to product success through collaboration
- Lead projects and grow technical leadership capabilities
- Hire and nurture a diverse team of engineers
- Manage operational concerns for production services
- Cultivate a positive feedback culture
What we're looking for
- Experience managing engineering teams
- Building high-availability production services
- Managing on-call rotations and incident response
- Ability to evaluate complex technical tradeoffs
- Development experience in Go
- Flexibility in a dynamic startup environment
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period
- Employer-funded retirement contributions
- Annual professional development budget
- Flexible paid time off program
- Build-your-own home office setup
- Paid parental leave program