Tailscale · 15 hours ago
Security Infrastructure Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$163K/yr - $204K/yrTailscale is building a new Internet focused on secure interconnectivity for users and their devices. They are looking for a Security Infrastructure Engineer to enhance product security by designing controls, improving security properties, and auditing infrastructure for weaknesses.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyInfrastructureNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Design and build security controls across diverse layers (e.g., cloud platforms, OS, Kubernetes, networks, CI/CD) to defend against sophisticated adversaries and insider threats
Improve the security properties of Tailscale by identifying opportunities for security and privacy features, bug fixes, defense-in-depth, and implementing them across our codebase
Audit Tailscale infrastructure for technical security weaknesses, identifying mitigations or solutions, and driving them towards resolution
Support engineering decisions with threat modeling and security analysis and expertise
You will spend 25-50% of your time in this role writing software vs purely operational or governance security responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Expertise in the security of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), especially securing multi-cloud networks and infrastructure, and designing cloud agnostic systems
Familiarity with container security, orchestration security, and authentication/authorization
Familiarity with internet/web security fundamentals: WAF's, TLS, PKI, DNS security, etc
Proficiency developing in at least one programming language (Tailscale uses Go) and Infrastructure as Code tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
Prior experience in a safety-related technical role, e.g.: infrastructure security, security operations, threat modeling and prioritization, digital forensics and incident response
Knowledge of operating system internals and security mechanisms
Knowledge of common networking protocols
Ability to give and process constructive feedback
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup
Take a risk-based approach to building security controls, balancing your security expertise and broad technical skillsets with practical, usable solutions
Benefits
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world!
A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own.
Generous parental leave program from your first day. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks.
Company
Tailscale
Tailscale is a software company that provides zero-configuration virtual private networks (VPNs) for secure connectivity.
Founded in 2019
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$276.37MKey Investors
AccelHeavybit
2025-04-08Series C· $161.37M
2022-05-04Series B· $100M
2020-11-10Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Avery Pennarun
Co-founder and CEO
David Crawshaw
Co-Founder
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