Manager, Developer Relations

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $161k - $201k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤝 Developer Relations (DevRel)

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Tailscale

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

📡 Telecommunications

💰 $100M Series B on 2022-05

SaaS • Security • Telecommunications

Tailscale is a company that provides a modern VPN solution founded on WireGuard technology, simplifying networking by creating secure, software-defined networks that connect users, services, and devices with ease. By eliminating the complexities of legacy VPNs, Tailscale offers secure remote access, site-to-site networking, and multi-cloud networking, all while ensuring user-friendly, quick deployment without complex configurations. Recognized for enabling zero-trust environments and seamless workflows, Tailscale supports robust security features such as automated user onboarding, encryption, and access control lists (ACLs). This tool is particularly popular for both enterprise and personal use, praised for its integration capabilities and ease of use, making secure networking accessible anywhere, regardless of infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead Tailscale’s Developer Relations Engineering team and roadmap • Manage and develop a high-performing team of Developer Relations Engineers through expectations, technical ownership, coaching, and feedback • Build integrations, example applications, open-source projects, demos, workshops, reference architectures, tutorials, and developer tooling • Personally contribute to high-leverage technical projects, including prototypes, code reviews, integration debugging, and working demos • Serve as a visible technical voice through videos, presentations, demos, integrations, workshops, and community engagement • Ensure Developer Relations Engineering work is technically accurate, engaging, relevant, and aligned with product positioning • Partner with Product, Engineering, Growth, Content, Sales, and Customer Success on launches, education, developer feedback, and product strategy • Identify developer workflows and ecosystem opportunities and help validate and prioritize them • Act as the senior DevRel partner for major launches and strategic initiatives • Define, track, and report on audience growth, engagement, product activation, integration adoption, and self-serve funnel contribution • Use qualitative developer insights and performance data to prioritize programs and demonstrate investment value

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience in Developer Relations, developer advocacy, engineering, or a related field • 2+ years of experience managing, coaching, or leading technical contributors and scaling a DevRel or similar function • Strong software engineering foundation, including production-quality coding, code review, APIs, developer tooling, and technical debugging • Experience building developer-facing technical projects such as integrations, SDK examples, reference applications, open-source tools, demos, workshops, or developer infrastructure from idea through launch and iteration • Ability to translate product and company priorities into a focused technical roadmap • Strong program management skills, including planning, prioritization, delegation, and proactive risk communication • Strong developer-product instincts • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex technical concepts clearly and engagingly • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Growth, Sales, or Customer Success teams • Ability to balance hands-on execution with team leadership and long-term program development • Experience working in public codebases and developer ecosystems, including GitHub workflows, pull requests, issue discussions, technical feedback, and external developer collaboration • Experience defining and reporting on DevRel engineering metrics, program performance, or contribution to product and business outcomes • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments • Must have tried and used Tailscale • Nice to have: experience with developer-focused infrastructure, networking, security, or open-source products • Nice to have: familiarity with Tailscale, WireGuard, networking concepts, identity-based access, or Zero Trust architecture • Nice to have: experience supporting product-led growth or self-serve adoption • Nice to have: conference speaking, technical videos, or developer workshops • Nice to have: agency, contractor, program budget, or external contributor management experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity incentive plan • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits with no waiting period • Flexible remote-first work environment • Virtual and in-person social events • Corporate co-working program • Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 0.75% of eligible compensation annually • Annual company retreat and team off-sites • $1,500 USD annually for professional development • Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities • Flexible paid time off program • Company-owned laptop choice of Mac or PC • Monthly home internet reimbursement • $500 USD home office/workstation customization allowance • Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents • Variable commission for quota-based roles (not specified as applicable to this role)