Staff Developer, Identity

Role Description

We are excited to welcome a Staff Developer to join the Identity Platform team at 1Password. In this critical role, you will help shape the architecture, evolution, and reliability of the core identity systems that power 1Password. This platform underpins:

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Session management
• Device trust
• Policy enforcement
• Integrations with external identity providers

Your leadership will directly influence our technical direction, ensuring alignment with company strategy while advancing modern identity capabilities and engineering excellence. This role is focused on building and executing a roadmap that elevates quality, scalability, and security across the identity domain.

This is not just a technical role. It requires collaboration, creativity, and a strong sense of ownership. You will partner closely with teams across the company to deliver identity systems that are secure, resilient, and built for the way people and AI agents work today.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building resilient and reliable software systems
• Deep Go programming expertise
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization and identity concepts (OAuth, OIDC, scoped access, policy enforcement) with a background in security and performance
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in identity and access management
• Proven ability to lead identity strategy and mentor teams across functions using outstanding communication skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing technical roadmaps
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, system architecture, and product development within a cross-functional environment
• Proven ability to lead technical discussions and drive architectural decisions
• A track record of raising quality standards through testing, observability, operational excellence, and secure development practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
• Curiosity and a desire to stay current with evolving identity standards and emerging technologies

Requirements

• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, WebAuthn, FIDO2, or similar standards
• Familiarity with enterprise identity, federation, or directory integrations
• Experience building token services, policy engines, or high scale authorization systems
• Understanding of zero trust architectures and device trust models
• Demonstrated experience mitigating common vulnerabilities in authentication and authorization systems

Benefits

• USA-based roles: Annual base salary between $192,000 USD and $278,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant, and participation in our incentive programs.
• Canada-based roles: Annual base salary between $167,000 CAD and $242,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant, and participation in our incentive programs.
• 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