Product Manager, Tailscale-Native Apps
Core
Own the developer experience and roadmap for building Tailscale-native applications, including SDKs, CLIs, and reference architectures.
Role type
Senior Product Manager, Developer Platform
Builds
TSNet Go library, tailscale-rs Rust SDK family, tailscale CLI, and core client libraries for embedded connectivity
Domain
Developer tools, Zero-trust networking, Software Development Kits (SDKs)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Product management for developer-facing products, API and SDK design, Go and/or Rust technical literacy, Developer experience (DX) strategy, Customer research in developer communities, Roadmap planning
Preferred skills
Hands-on Go or Rust development, Experience at developer platform companies (e.g., Stripe, Twilio), Open-source community contribution, CLI design for SRE teams
Technologies
Go, Rust, TSNet, tailscale-rs, tailscale CLI
Responsibilities
Own the roadmap for native apps experience (TSNet, SDKs, CLI), Define reference architectures and golden paths for embedding, Optimize developer onboarding and API ergonomics, Set Rust SDK family strategy, Treat CLI as a standalone product, Partner with GTM on embedding deals, Engage developers in GitHub/Discord
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC