Tailscale is building the new Internet by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices. As a Customer Success Engineer, you will bridge the company's technical capabilities with the needs of strategic customers, ensuring their success and long-term adoption of Tailscale's products through expert guidance and support.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the onboarding process for new strategic customers, ensuring they quickly understand and adopt Tailscale
- Provide training and resources that set customers up for long-term success
- Offer technical support for customers, diagnosing and resolving issues across Tailscale's platform
- Assist with configuration, integration, and troubleshooting to ensure smooth implementation
- Conduct QBRs with customers to review usage, success metrics, and future goals
- Use these touchpoints to identify opportunities for deeper engagement and horizontal expansion
- Build strong relationships with customers, acting as a trusted advisor
- Help customers optimize their use of Tailscale by identifying best practices, and by providing recommendations based on their specific use cases and desired business outcomes
- Serve as the voice of the customer internally, relaying feedback and insights to the product and engineering teams to help improve the product and the customer experience
- Work closely with sales, product, engineering, and support teams to ensure smooth handoffs, escalate critical issues, and drive customer success across the organization
- Develop and maintain a repository of technical documentation, FAQs, and guides to help customers self-serve
- Share insights and best practices with both the customer and internal teams
Requirements:
- 6+ Years in a technical role with minimum 2 years of customer-facing experience (Solutions engineer/architect, Sr. Support Engineer, etc.)
- Experience working with enterprise customers in a consultative capacity
- Strong understanding of networking, VPNs, and security principles
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and other DevOps technologies
- Prior experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Technical Support Engineer, Solutions Engineer/architect, or Customer Success Engineer at a SaaS company
- Ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to a diverse audience, from non-technical stakeholders to engineers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must
- Analytical mindset and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to think critically and methodically to resolve complex technical issues
- A passion for delivering excellent customer service and a strong focus on building long-term customer relationships
- Ability to manage multiple customer accounts, prioritize tasks, and keep projects on track
- Strong time management and organizational skills are key
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with product, sales, and engineering teams to deliver customer success