Developer, Authorization

Summary

1Password is a cybersecurity company building tools that help ensure every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. The Intermediate Software Developer will build authorization features and services, own small-to-medium projects, and contribute across the full software development lifecycle. The role focuses on Unified Authorization, cross-product authorization APIs, access controls, testing, documentation, and collaboration with internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship new features, product improvements, and bug fixes within your team’s codebase
• Own delivery of small-to-medium scoped projects, working with minimal oversight and following through to completion
• Participate in the full development lifecycle: planning, implementation, testing, release, and post-launch support
• Write maintainable, well-tested code, and contribute to evolving testing strategies and practices
• Document your work clearly and share context so others can understand, review, and support what you build
• Provide thoughtful code reviews that improve quality, support team delivery, and reinforce best practices
• Collaborate with customer support and other partners to help investigate issues and prioritize customer feedback

Skills

• Proficiency in Go and solid working knowledge of the tools and technologies needed to complete tasks independently
• Experience building or working with authorization or identity systems, with a solid understanding of access control and permissions
• Comfort navigating an existing codebase, reusing established patterns, and proposing improvements when needed
• A quality mindset: you care about testing, maintainability, and clarity in both code and documentation
• Strong communication: you share progress, raise blockers early, and help ensure stakeholders understand outcomes
• Collaborative approach: you seek feedback, incorporate it well, and contribute constructively in team discussions
• Experience supporting production systems and participating in on-call or incident response rotations
• Familiarity with improving developer workflows (tooling, CI/CD, testing, documentation) to increase team velocity and quality

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Proficiency in Go and solid working knowledge of the tools and technologies needed to complete tasks independently
• Experience building or working with authorization or identity systems, with a solid understanding of access control and permissions
• Comfort navigating an existing codebase, reusing established patterns, and proposing improvements when needed
• A quality mindset: you care about testing, maintainability, and clarity in both code and documentation
• Strong communication: you share progress, raise blockers early, and help ensure stakeholders understand outcomes
• Collaborative approach: you seek feedback, incorporate it well, and contribute constructively in team discussions

Nice to Haves

• Experience supporting production systems and participating in on-call or incident response rotations
• Familiarity with improving developer workflows (tooling, CI/CD, testing, documentation) to increase team velocity and quality

Benefits

• Immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program, including health, dental, 401k and many others (USA-based roles only)
• Generous paid time off (USA-based roles only)
• An equity grant (USA-based roles only)
• Participation in incentive programs, where applicable (USA-based roles only)
• Immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program, including health, dental, RRSP and many others (Canada-based roles only)
• Generous paid time off (Canada-based roles only)
• An equity grant (Canada-based roles only)
• Participation in incentive programs, where applicable (Canada-based roles only)
• 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