Simple, secure networks for teams of any scale. Built on WireGuard.
Principal Product Manager, Dataplane
Location
California
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$197K - $246K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Product Manager, Dataplane
Tailscale
• Set the vision and roadmap for the Tailscale dataplane. • Define performance and reliability as customer-facing product requirements. • Own connectivity product strategy end to end. • Drive the roadmap for the operational primitives customers use. • Own the application-layer connectivity surface. • Own the operator control surface. • Partner closely with the embedded Network Features design lead. • Own connectivity behavior across the full matrix of NAT types. • Partner with GTM, Customer Success, and Solutions Engineering. • Represent Tailscale's dataplane externally to enterprise customers, cloud partners, and the networking community.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years in product management owning networking, transport, edge, or infrastructure products at scale: CDNs, edge platforms, SD-WAN, overlay networks, cloud networking, service mesh, API gateways, DNS/traffic management, or identity-aware proxies.
- Deep networking fluency across the stack: comfortable below the L4 on routing, NAT traversal, MTU/MSS, congestion, latency, and packet loss, and equally fluent at the application layer on overlay routing, proxies and connectors, DNS, and network segmentation.
- Demonstrated ability to define performance commitments and customer-facing SLOs, operate under real production expectations, and handle the moments when systems miss those commitments.
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.
- Employer-funded retirement contributions.
- 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.
- Paid parental leave program.
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