or apply directly on Tailscale's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Tailscale's roles stay open a median of 76 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 2% of Tailscale's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Tailscale
- high 60 stale, 2 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 113 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Tailscale's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Tailscale.
About this role
As an Infrastructure Engineer at Tailscale, you will be part of a team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining core software components that enhance the company's infrastructure. Your role will involve supporting internal business units, improving observability, automating processes, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure efficient operations. You will also be expected to analyze system performance and participate in incident response.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Tailscale as an employer.
What you need
- Experience with CI/CD, secrets management, infrastructure as code, and observability
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience with operating managed services in a cloud environment (preferably AWS)
- Experience with operating Kubernetes in production
- Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, etc.)
- Ability to give and process constructive feedback
Nice to have
- Experience with Go programming language
- Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
What you get
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period including health, vision, dental, and more
- Employer-funded retirement contributions matching dollar-for-dollar up to 0.75% of eligible compensation
- $1500 USD annually for professional development
- Flexible paid time off program
- Build-your-own home office setup with a $500 USD workstation customization allowance
- Paid parental leave program with top-ups for new parents
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technology stack beyond CI/CD and cloud services
- The role requires strong independence and self-motivation due to the fully remote nature of the company
Summarised from Tailscale's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Tailscale on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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