
Implementation Engineer
Tailscale
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $107,000 - $127,000 per year
About the role
- Own the end-to-end technical onboarding journey for a high volume of accounts, with a relentless focus on ensuring customers reach Time To Value (TTV) in under 30 days.
- Provide hands-on guidance for technical configurations, including Identity Provider (IdP) integration, Tailnet administration, ACL policy definition, and MDM deployments.
- Partner closely with AEs and SEs to ingest technical requirements from the pre-sales cycle and ensure a seamless transition to active usage.
- Act as a critical feedback loop for the Product and Engineering teams by identifying recurring friction points or bugs during the onboarding phase and advocating for fixes.
- Maintain rigorous data hygiene within sales (SFDC) and CSP tooling to provide visibility into onboarding completion rates, TTV, and overall customer health metrics.
- Bridge the gap between initial setup and long-term support by facilitating clean handoffs to the Support and Post-sales teams once adoption milestones are met.
- Define and refine onboarding success metrics, including the development of post-onboarding surveys and in-product adoption targets.
Requirements
- 2–4+ years of experience in a technical, customer-facing role such as Technical Support, Implementation, or Solutions Engineering
- Strong foundational knowledge of networking concepts including the OSI model, DNS, routing, and VPN operations (experience with Tailscale preferred)
- Proficiency in installing software across diverse operating systems, including Linux, Windows, macOS, and iOS/Android (experience with Mobile Device Management is a plus)
- Strong skills in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving issues related to networking
- Ability to read and modify JSON or YAML configs for ACL and Kubernetes deployments
- Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to manage a high volume of concurrent tasks across multiple revenue segments without compromising quality
- Clear and empathetic communication style, with the ability to translate complex networking concepts into actionable steps for technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
- A builder’s mindset, meaning you enjoy solving technical puzzles and are motivated by seeing a customer successfully deploy a solution you helped architect.
Benefits
- An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
- A competitive total compensation package.
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.
- Remote first company—most of our teams work fully remotely.
- Connect with other Tailscalars IRL.
- Support for your personal and professional development.
- Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
- A build-your-own home office setup.
- Generous parental leave program from your first day.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Identity Provider integrationTailnet administrationACL policy definitionMDM deploymentsnetworking conceptsOSI modelDNSroutingVPN operationsJSON
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunicationproblem-solvingcustomer-facingfeedbackcollaborationtime managementempathyadaptabilityattention to detail