Tailscale
Technology
SolutionsEngineer
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“Solutions Engineer at Tailscale. Skills: Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Networking, Cloud. Act as technical voice for Tailscale. Cultivate market presence”
What You'll Achieve.
Hit quota outcomes; Exceed quota outcomes; Shorten sales cycles
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4-5+ years Sales Engineer, 4-5+ years Solutions Engineer, 4-5+ years Solutions Architect, Networking fundamentals, Troubleshooting skills, Zero-trust networking understanding, Secure connectivity understanding, IAM integrations understanding, Hands-on AWS, Hands-on GCP, Hands-on Azure, Hands-on Docker, Hands-on Kubernetes
Nice to Have
Experience in early-stage startup, Experience constructing processes, Experience with individual ownership
What You'll Do.
Act as technical voice for Tailscale
Cultivate market presence
Initiate customer engagement frameworks
Define regional technical execution strategies
Identify commercial opportunities
Qualify commercial opportunities
Design commercial opportunities
Close commercial opportunities
Manage regional pipeline
Exceed quota outcomes
Lead discovery workshops
Deliver product demonstrations
Manage technical POCs
Resolve technical objections
Establish company culture
Anchor company culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with AEs; Collaborate with engineering; Collaborate with sales groups; Collaborate with customer support
Communication Scope
Technical storytelling; Executive presentations
Full Job Description
About Tailscale Tailscale is building the new Internet by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital. Job Description Tailscale is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and commercially driven Solutions Engineer to partner with Sales in establishing and accelerating our business expansion across the APAC region. Based in Singapore, this individual will serve as our founding Solutions Engineer in the region and will report directly into the VP of Customer Engineering. In this role, you will co-own a regional book of business with AE’s, driving complex multi-stakeholder deals, uncovering core organizational pain points, and engineering robust solution architectures. Beyond direct sales engagement, you will be a critical anchor for building out technical engagement across the region and collaborating closely with other newly emerging customer-facing technical teams in Singapore, such as Customer Support. This position sits at the center of technical depth and sharp commercial acumen with a mission to translate platform features into long-term customer trust and measurable business outcomes. Key Responsibilities Act as the pioneering technical voice for Tailscale in APAC, cultivating market presence, initiating customer engagement frameworks, and defining regional technical execution strategies. Partner closely with AEs to identify, qualify, design, and close new commercial opportunities, managing the regional pipeline effectively to hit and exceed quota outcomes. Lead discovery workshops, deliver tailor-made product demonstrations, and manage
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