# Security Software Engineer

Thank you for considering Tailscale. If this job description resonates with you, please apply. Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic! About Tailscale Tailscale is making safe connection effortless by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital. About the Role We’re seeking a talented software engineer, specializing in security and privacy, to help grow our product security team. We’re looking for people who can move Tailscale forward while making it safer to use. The abilities to think on your feet, collaborate with highly technical teams, and be comfortable working asynchronously a

- **Id**: 3829725
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tailscale-security-software-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T15:20:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T14:54:00Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6262
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Home office, Internet reimbursement, Parental leave, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Security, VPN & Proxy Services

## Company

- **Id**: 584
- **Name**: Tailscale
- **Domain**: tailscale.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tailscale>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 93
- **Open postings**: 4
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.5
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **Defense in Depth** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OWASP Top 10** — Optional: no
- **Threat Modeling** — Optional: no
- **Wi-Fi** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T19:09:48Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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