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Tailscale

Customer Support Engineer

Tailscale United States Full-time 2 hours ago
Customer Support

$63,000 - $99,000 USD yearly

If you’re passionate about solving technical issues and providing high-quality support to a diverse community of users, this is the role for you. We’re seeking a motivated Support Engineer (Tier 1) to join our growing team of support professionals. You will serve as the face of the company for a large portion of our community, handling a broad range of tickets that will help flex your technical muscles.

As a Tier 1 engineer, you’ll be part of a distributed team focused on delivering excellent support and proactively solving friction by partnering with our broader CX team and Product/Eng. This role reports directly to the Tier 1 Support Team Lead and will play a key role in our journey.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary technical resource for less complex issues, resolving a wide range of configuration and networking challenges to keep them unblocked.
  • Manage a high-velocity ticket queue with a consistent focus on meeting targets for time to first response and time to resolution.
  • Drive positive user outcomes and maintain high CSAT scores by providing clear, helpful, and accurate technical guidance.
  • Balance a high volume of daily ticket replies while maintaining the technical depth required to troubleshoot complex networking issues.
  • Partner cross-functionally to identify recurring friction points and advocate for improvements to the user experience.

What We Are Looking For

  • Display a natural tinkerer’s mindset and a deep curiosity for how things work, likely demonstrated through personal projects, homelabs, or open-source contributions.
  • Demonstrate a foundational understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, IP addressing, firewalls, and routing.
  • Show proficiency in troubleshooting across multiple operating systems such as macOS, Windows, Linux, and mobile OS’s.
  • Some familiarity with Jira and Slack to manage internal workflows and communicate effectively with the team and customers
  • Exhibit excellent written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts with empathy and clarity.
  • Maintain a proactive approach to learning new technologies and staying current with evolving infra tools.
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United States
Full-time
$63,000 - $99,000 USD yearly
2 hours ago

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