Engineering Manager, Control Plane

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer guidance, mentorship, and career development to a team of software engineers.

• Contribute to the success of our Product organization, which consists of Engineering, Product Management, and Design. We work in Pods comprised of 2-4 engineers, a Product Manager, and a Designer, with each Engineering Manager overseeing 2-3 such Pods.

• Provide technical direction for projects as necessary, while also enhancing the technical leadership skills of your reporting engineers.

• Assist in the growth of the organization through interviewing and recruiting, shaping the engineering culture, and developing processes as we expand.

• Achieve meaningful business results through cross-functional collaboration with product managers, data scientists, and designers.

• Support your team in enhancing their performance and work quality; make significant design decisions.

• Hire, mentor, and supervise a team of engineers, cultivating a psychologically healthy environment, embracing diversity, and promoting inclusion.

• Lead a team responsible for managing a vital production service, including operational aspects such as monitoring, alerting, and on-call duties.

• Manage constructive conflict by mediating design discussions and fostering a positive feedback culture grounded in candor and kindness.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across the organization to complete intricate projects that span multiple technical domains.

• Drive planning efforts across various timeframes, addressing both immediate tactical requirements and long-term strategic objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven leadership experience with significant expertise in managing and mentoring Engineering teams, encompassing performance evaluations, career development, and creating a collaborative work atmosphere.

• Experience in building and operating production services that meet high availability and performance standards.

• Proficiency in managing on-call rotations and incident response.

• A highly technical manager capable of independently assessing complex technical trade-offs during design discussions, while leveraging team experts for design and implementation.

• Experience with development in Go, which is primarily used throughout the system.

• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback, along with the capability to work autonomously.

• Adaptability to the dynamic environment of a startup.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive and flexible environment where you can express your authentic self.

• A competitive total compensation package.

• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.

• A remote-first company—most of our teams operate fully remotely.

• Employer-funded retirement contributions.

• Opportunities to connect with other Tailscalars in real life.

• Support for your personal and professional development.

• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.

• A customizable home office setup.

• Paid parental leave program.