Forward Deployed Engineer

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About the role

  • Forward Deployed Engineer helping strategic customers adopt Tailscale’s secure networking software. Providing onboarding, technical support, QBRs, troubleshooting, and customer success guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage onboarding for new strategic customers, providing training and resources for long-term success
  • Provide technical support by diagnosing and resolving issues across Tailscale’s platform
  • Assist with configuration, integration, and troubleshooting for smooth implementation
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews covering usage, success metrics, and future goals
  • Identify opportunities for deeper customer engagement and horizontal expansion
  • Build customer relationships as a trusted advisor and recommend best practices based on use cases and business outcomes
  • Relay customer feedback and insights to product and engineering teams
  • Collaborate with sales, product, engineering, and support teams on handoffs, escalations, and customer success
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, FAQs, and guides for customer self-service
  • Share insights and best practices with customers and internal teams

Requirements

  • 6+ years in a technical role, including at least 2 years of customer-facing experience
  • Experience working with enterprise customers in a consultative capacity
  • Strong understanding of networking, VPNs, and security principles
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and other DevOps technologies
  • Prior customer-facing technical experience as a Technical Support Engineer, Solutions Engineer/Architect, or Customer Success Engineer at a SaaS company
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Analytical mindset and troubleshooting skills for complex technical issues
  • Ability to manage multiple customer accounts, prioritize tasks, and keep projects on track
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with product, sales, and engineering teams

Benefits

  • An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self
  • Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles
  • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Remote-first work environment
  • Virtual and in-person social events
  • Corporate co-working program
  • Employer-funded retirement contributions matching contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of eligible compensation
  • Annual company retreat and team off-sites
  • $1500 USD annually for professional development
  • Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
  • Flexible paid time off program
  • Company-owned laptop (Mac or PC)
  • Monthly home internet reimbursement
  • $500 USD workstation customization allowance
  • Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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