Senior Staff Software Engineer

1Password is growing. We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing. About 1Password At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work. If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future. Online developer learning has changed. It has shifted toward just-in-time learning via generative AI, and away from owned web properties. The education engineer will build an online education strategy that leverages these changes to support awareness and adoption of 1Password's developer tools by creating AI and search-optimized content, tutorials, blogs, and other technical assets that demonstrate our features in context. They will educate users in the real world through in-person labs, conference presentations, and other engagements that generate high fidelity feedback and encourage continued online engagement. The Senior Staff Education Engineer is an individual contributors who will report to the Director of Developer Relations. You will work alongside the existing customer success and PMM teams to shape 1Password's education strategy for a new era of developer learning. You will help 1Password create content that AI can surface, and that addresses real human concerns and technical education needs. How we’re using AI today Our Engineering, Product, and Design teams are thoughtfully integrating AI across the full software and product development lifecycle to move faster without sacrificing quality or security. In practice, that looks like engineers using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate reviews and catch bugs earlier, product managers synthesizing user research at scale, and designers rapidly prototyping and iterating with AI-generated mockups. We approach AI the same way we approach security: with clear principles, human accountability at every consequential decision point, and rigorous evaluation before anything ships to customers. This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US. What we're looking for: Technical Fluency : 7+ years in technical roles including software or platform engineering, developer advocacy, solution engineering, or other fields. You are deeply familiar with modern development workflows and patterns. Education Experience : 3+ years crafting educational content and experiences for developers, including hands-on tutorials, documentation, written best practices, conference presentations, instructor-led workshops or labs. Communication : Exceptional skills at written and verbal communication. You communicate well in multiple formats including written tutorials, videos, and through technical assets including demo code or reference architectures. Platform Collaboration : Proven collaborations with the teams building the content platform to improve usability, searchability, and AI compatibility. Data driven choices : Experience using data to optimize documentation, evaluate content strategy, identify content gaps, drive traffic, and generate engagement. Cross functional collaboration : Experience collaborating with technical product marketing, social teams, customer support, SMEs. Engineering blogs and technical communication. Bonus points for: Security Focus : Experience dealing with security-conscious developer communities or products (Identity, Auth, DevSecOps) is a strong plus. What you can expect: Build : Build evergreen, code-complete, hands-on examples that teach developers how to use our products in the most technically-relevant contexts. Educate : Help users learn by creating content that is low-cognitive-load, discoverable, navigable, and relevant to real developer problems. Align : Drive alignment about opinionated best practices for using our developer tooling and publish those best practices in places where the community can use them most effectively. Present : Create and deliver reusable, in person labs, conference presentations, and other low-cognitive-load content that will generate continued engagement and enable others. Curate: Help 1Password employees and community members create and publish educational content geared toward developers that address real world use cases and have practical applications. Strategize : Use data to evaluate education formats, and prioritize ones that effectively generate awareness and adoption at scale. Maximize the impact of targeted, high-investment activities like in-person labs and presentations to generate impact beyond their normal lifespan. USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $171,000 USD and $248,000 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, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $136,000 CAD and $181,500 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, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our culture At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first. You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone . Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results. How we work with AI We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password. This approach extends to our hiring process—candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process. Our approach to remote work We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events. What we offer We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer: Health and wellbeing Maternity and parental leave top-up programs Competitive health benefits Generous PTO policy Growth and future RSU program for most employees Retirement matching program Free 1Password account Community Paid volunteer days Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly Remote-first work environment *Some roles in our GTM team are currently being hired for in-person hybrid work in Toronto and Austin. These roles will specify on the posting. You belong here. 1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love. Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at View email address on click.appcast.io and we’ll work to meet your needs. Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law. 1Password uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, including natural language processing and predictive analytics, to assist in the initial screening of employment applications and improve our recruitment process. See here for the latest third party bias audit information. If you prefer not to have your application assessed using AI/ML features, you may opt out by completing this form . For additional information see our Candidate Privacy Notice .