1Password · 1 day ago
Staff Developer, API Platform (Ecosystems)
1Password is a rapidly growing company, recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four consecutive years. They are seeking a Staff Developer for their Ecosystems team to lead the development of a new public-facing API platform, ensuring security and usability for partners and customers.
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Responsibilities
Act as the technical DRI for the public API platform
Partner closely with architecture and product leadership to define long-term platform direction
Design and implement shared API capabilities such as OAuth client creation, authorization enforcement, and request validation
Ensure APIs are secure, stable, and resilient as adoption grows
Establish standards and best practices for internal teams building public-facing APIs
Write production code and solve complex technical problems both directly and through others
Mentor and influence senior developers while raising the bar for platform quality across the organization
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex backend or platform systems
Proficiency in Go
Deep experience designing, building, and operating public-facing APIs at scale
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and identity concepts (OAuth, OIDC, scoped access, policy enforcement)
Proven ability to define and evolve long-lived API contracts without introducing breaking changes
Track record of setting technical direction, influencing across teams, and driving alignment in ambiguous problem spaces
Excellent judgment around tradeoffs between speed, safety, and long-term maintainability
Preferred
Experience building API platforms or shared infrastructure used by multiple teams
Familiarity with external request validation, API gateways, or policy enforcement layers
Experience supporting partner or customer-facing integrations
Experience working on security- or identity-adjacent systems
Benefits
Health
Dental
401k and many others
Generous paid time off
Equity grant
RRSP and many others
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.
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
2022 (2)
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
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