Own the roadmap for the native apps experience: TSNet, tailscale-rs, and the tailscale CLI
Define what 'Tailscale-native application' means — the reference architectures, golden paths, and embedding patterns, packaged as docs, examples, and sample apps developers can build from
Own the developer experience end to end: the on-ramp from blog post to running embedded node, API ergonomics, error messages, docs that work, examples that compile, and upgrade paths that don't burn early adopters
Set the Rust SDK family strategy: which TSNet capabilities to port, which to skip, in what order, and how to position the library to developers. Treat the CLI as a product in its own right: scripting ergonomics, output conventions, automation surfaces, and the experience for platform and SRE teams running tailscale in CI and infrastructure-as-code
Run the internal dogfood loop. Aperture and Tailscale PAM are built on these primitives; make those teams your most demanding customers and turn their friction into roadmap.
Partner with GTM and Customer Success on embedding deals — AI platforms, developer tools, and infrastructure software shipping Tailscale inside their products — and let what you learn set priorities
Engage developers where they live (GitHub issues, Discord, office hours) and build a coherent picture of what embedded developers need

6+ years in product management, or a software engineering background moving into product, with real time spent on a developer-facing product: an SDK, API, CLI, library, or developer tool
You've shipped developer-facing features that developers used in production, and lived with the consequences of your design choices — naming, defaults, error behavior, versioning
You can read Go and/or Rust and hold a credible technical conversation about API and SDK design
You have taste in developer experience: opinions about API ergonomics, docs, error messages, and getting-started flows, with examples to back them up
You do customer research the way developer products require it — reading GitHub issues, lurking in Discord, running office hours, and finding the pattern in the noise
You turn ambiguous scope into shipped increments, close the loop after launch, and keep teams informed along the way

Hands-on Go or Rust experience — you've built something real, even as a side project
Time at a developer platform company with a strong SDK motion (e.g. Stripe, Twilio, Auth0, Vercel, Supabase, HashiCorp)
Open-source community experience: contributor experience, issue triage, balancing commercial priorities with community needs
Enough networking, zero-trust, or VPN familiarity to understand what embedding Tailscale does for a developer
Experience designing CLIs or scripting surfaces for platform and SRE teams
Public technical writing, talks, OSS contributions, or developer-tooling side projects
LLMs and coding agents as part of your daily product workflow

An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
A competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period: health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family.
Remote first company—most teams work fully remotely. Enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage corporate co-working program to visit WeWork or similar spaces near you.
Employer-funded retirement contributions: Tailscale matches your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.
Connect with other Tailscalars IRL: annual company retreat, team off-sites, and in-person collaboration with teammates across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Support for personal and professional development: $1500 USD annually for professional development, mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration: flexible, paid time off program.
Build-your-own home office setup: choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD to customize your workstation.
Paid parental leave program: 20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.

A competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).

Remote (Worldwide)

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Tailscale is hiring a Product Manager, Tailscale-Native Apps