Design, build, and operate authentication services used across 1Password
Lead implementation of projects that move critical functionality from legacy systems to modern platform services
Work closely with internal teams to understand requirements and support adoption of authentication platform capabilities
Participate in on-call rotations and improve system reliability through incident response and prevention
Contribute to system design and architecture decisions within the team
Improve observability, monitoring, and operational tooling for authentication services
Contribute to team practices through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing

Requirements

Strong backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale
Experience building API-first services with Go or similar languages
Solid understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture
Experience designing and maintaining production APIs, including HTTP fundamentals, RESTful design, versioning, and backward compatibility
Experience participating in on-call rotations and debugging production issues in distributed systems
Ability to take ownership of ambiguous problems and drive them through to delivery
Experience collaborating with multiple engineering teams and supporting internal platform consumers
Clear communication skills and sound judgment when making technical trade-offs
Familiarity with authentication systems and Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts

Benefits

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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringAPI-first servicesGodistributed systemsservice-oriented architectureproduction APIsHTTP fundamentalsRESTful designversioningbackward compatibility

Soft Skills

ownershipcollaborationclear communicationsound judgment