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

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience
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

Benefits

Immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others)
Utilization of our generous paid time off
Equity grant
Participation in our incentive programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoAPI designOAuthOIDCrequest validationauthorization enforcementauthenticationpublic-facing APIsproduction codetechnical problem solving

Soft Skills

mentoringinfluencingjudgmentcollaborationalignmentleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-makingtradeoff analysis