Tailscale
The Forward Deployed Engineer at Tailscale acts as the bridge between the company's technical capabilities and its strategic customers, guiding them through onboarding, adoption, and long‑term success with Tailscale’s networking platform. The role involves direct customer engagement, technical support, and collaboration with sales, product, and engineering teams to ensure smooth implementations and drive deeper product usage.
Tailscale is a secure networking service that builds a WireGuard®-based mesh VPN to connect devices, servers, and cloud resources with point-to-point encrypted tunnels. It implements least-privilege, zero-trust access via ACLs and integrates with identity providers (SSO) for authentication and policy enforcement. Tailscale handles NAT traversal, device discovery, and provides an admin console, audit logs, and enterprise features for scale. Teams choose it for fast deployment, cross-platform support, and simplified secure remote access.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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22% above the average for this role
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