1Password · 2 days ago
Staff Developer, Authentication Enablement
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $258K/yr
8+ years exp1Password is a rapidly growing company focused on creating a secure digital future. They are seeking a Staff Developer to lead the migration of their backend authentication service and mentor other developers while shaping the overall architecture of their authentication services.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecurityPrivacySoftwareWeb Apps
Responsibilities
Help lead the development and maintenance of our backend authentication service
Drive complex migration projects such as transitioning services from legacy systems to modern platform components, requiring careful planning, rollback strategies, and coordination with dependent teams
Collaborate extensively with internal engineering teams to understand their platform needs, gather requirements for new capabilities, and ensure successful adoption of platform services
Participate in on-call rotations for platform services, responding to incidents, and implementing improvements to prevent future issues while maintaining high availability SLAs
Mentor other engineers on platform best practices, Go development patterns, and distributed systems concepts through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing sessions
Shape the technical direction of our platform services by evaluating new technologies, proposing architectural improvements, and contributing to engineering-wide standards and practices
Build monitoring and observability into platform services to ensure reliability and provide visibility into system performance for both platform and application teams
You have hands on Kubernetes experience with hands-on knowledge of container orchestration, custom resources, and operators that could enhance our platform offerings
Qualification
Required
8+ years of backend development experience at SaaS companies with demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining production systems that serve significant user bases
Deep Go programming expertise with proven experience coding API first backend technologies
Experience with authentication systems, as well as Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Hands-on experience with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and have actively participated in breaking up monolithic applications into distributed services
Production API development experience with deep familiarity with HTTP protocols, RESTful design principles, and building APIs that developers, services and users rely on
Understanding of versioning, backward compatibility, and API evolution strategies
Experience with on-call responsibilities and production incident response
Comfortable debugging complex distributed systems issues and implementing preventive measures
Strong collaboration skills with experience working closely with multiple engineering teams as an internal service provider
Ability to gather requirements, communicate technical trade-offs, and deliver solutions that meet diverse team needs
Preferred
Envoy proxy familiarity including experience with configuration, filters, and extending functionality through custom plugins or extensions
Security company experience with understanding of security-focused development practices, threat modeling, and building systems that handle sensitive data
Previous platform engineering experience at companies where you've built internal developer platforms or infrastructure services that other engineering teams depend on
Benefits
Health
Dental
401k
Generous paid time off
Equity grant
RRSP
Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
Competitive health benefits
Generous PTO policy
RSU program for most employees
Retirement matching program
Free 1Password account
Paid volunteer days
Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
Remote-first work environment
Company
1Password
1Password operates as a password manager for documents, credit card information, and addresses.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthAccel
2025-10-10Secondary Market· $100M
2022-01-19Series C· $620M
2021-07-27Series B· $100.14M
Leadership Team
David Faugno
Chief Executive Officer
Jeannie De Guzman
Chief Operating Officer
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