Staff Product Designer

1 week, 5 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Design and User Experience
Tailscale

Tailscale

Tailscale is a zero config VPN service that simplifies network security and connectivity for teams of any scale, offering easy deployment, minimal latency, and compatibility with existing services.

Diversified Telecommunication Services
51-250
Founded 2019
$115M raised

Description

  • Define where design attention is needed across the network features product space and lead discovery on ambiguous, cross-functional problems.
  • Translate abstract technical systems into clear problem frames using diagramming, system mapping, and other design artifacts.
  • Design end-to-end solutions for GUI, CLI, or both, and work closely with engineers through implementation and QA.
  • Explore forward-looking design questions in areas without clear owners or established answers.
  • Partner with engineering and product managers to move from ambiguous problem statements to well-reasoned solutions.
  • Raise the bar for craft and quality across the team and influence broader design process and product thinking.
  • Translate user research, behavioral data, and product knowledge into design direction.
  • Bring AI tools into the workflow for research synthesis, rapid prototyping, and solution exploration.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of product design experience, with meaningful time operating at the staff level or equivalent scope.
  • A strong portfolio showing experience with technically sophisticated B2B or infrastructure products.
  • Experience leading discovery on problems without waiting for scope to be defined.
  • A developed point of view on users and product direction, with evidence of influencing roadmap and strategy.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain design decisions to technical and non-technical partners.
  • Comfort working in a distributed, asynchronous environment with highly technical teammates.
  • Genuine interest in networking and security and comfort engaging with technically complex subject matter.
  • Hands-on experience with Tailscale or familiarity with networking concepts such as DNS, VPNs, proxies, or traffic routing (nice to have).
  • Hands-on experience with cloud native deployment infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean (nice to have).
  • Experience designing for developer or IT administrator audiences, data-informed design practice, and fluency with AI tools are preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package with base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles.
  • US pay range of $169,000 to $211,000 USD.
  • Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for employees and their families.
  • Remote-first environment with flexibility to work from wherever you have wifi.
  • Access to virtual and in-person social events, plus a corporate co-working program with WeWork or similar spaces.
  • $1,500 USD annually for professional development, plus mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
  • Flexible paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
  • Company-owned laptop choice, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1,000 USD home office setup budget.
  • Generous parental leave with top-ups for up to 26 weeks, available from day one.

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