Front End Engineer

Tailscale

. Own the technical direction and architecture of Tailscale’s next-generation web console .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • Canada, United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$218,420 - CA$273,360 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating production React applications, with a strong focus on frontend architecture, authentication flows, and cross-origin security. Capable of leading technical direction and collaborating effectively across teams to enhance user experience and operational reliability.

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React Application DevelopmentFrontend Architecture JudgmentCross-Origin AuthenticationFrontend Testing StrategyTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

ReactHTTP SemanticsAuthentication FlowsCORSCSRFFrontend TestingSession ManagementState ManagementBuild PipelinesDeployment Environments

Soft Skills

CollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationOwnershipAutonomy

Tools & Technologies

A/B TestingAnalyticsDesign SystemsComponent LibrariesFeature Flagging

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSSecurity-Sensitive ProductsIdentity ManagementAdmin InterfacesFrontend Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

React

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical direction and architecture of Tailscale’s next-generation web console
Build frontend infrastructure and platform capabilities for a unified console experience
Develop identity-adjacent frontend systems, including authentication, session management, secure cross-origin integrations, and multi-service product surfaces
Define application structure, routing, state boundaries, shared abstractions, and maintainability practices
Design and maintain cross-origin authentication and session infrastructure, including auth flows, CORS, CSRF protections, cookies, sessions, and deployment environments
Build and operate a frontend serving platform hosting multiple Tailscale products
Establish shared infrastructure, conventions, and design patterns
Create tooling and abstractions enabling non-frontend engineers to build accessible, production-quality UI
Partner with Product Design on intuitive user experiences
Collaborate with Growth, Design, Product, and engineering teams on experimentation, analytics, A/B testing, and feature rollouts
Define frontend testing strategy, integration testing, end-to-end coverage, developer ergonomics, and testing abstractions
Improve local development workflows, build pipelines, preview deployments, release ergonomics, and operational reliability
Provide technical leadership, reviews, mentoring, and platform guardrails
Participate in the on-call rotation to triage and mitigate incidents

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep experience building and operating production React applications at scale
Strong understanding of HTTP semantics, browser security boundaries, authentication flows, cookies, storage, CORS, and CSRF
Experience building internal platforms, frameworks, or shared libraries
Experience driving a unified console or platform vision across disparate frontend codebases
Strong frontend architecture judgment
Experience designing scalable frontend testing strategies
Collaboration across design, growth, infrastructure, and developer tooling
Strong written and verbal communication
High degree of ownership and autonomy
Required participation in an on-call rotation
Nice to have: experience with AI-assisted frontend development, design systems, component libraries, feature flagging, analytics, experimentation, progressive delivery, identity, admin, B2B SaaS, or security-sensitive product surfaces

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for employees and families
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
$1500 USD annually for professional development
Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
Flexible paid time off
Company-owned laptop (Mac or PC)
Monthly home internet reimbursement
$500 USD workstation customization allowance
Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents
Accessible and inclusive hiring process with accommodations available