Senior Developer, Admin Workflows

About the role

Join our team to build essential administrative tools that simplify how businesses manage 1Password. You will focus on creating intuitive workflows for administrators, enabling widespread adoption and efficient organization-wide security. This position places you at the center of architectural decision-making where your code will directly impact how large organizations control and deploy critical security infrastructure. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of complex administrative features from initial discovery through production deployment and ongoing optimization. The role demands a balance of technical excellence and pragmatic execution as you translate ambiguous business problems into robust, scalable solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure every feature aligns with the broader product vision and security standards. Your contributions will be visible across the platform as you design systems that handle real-world scale and complexity. If you are passionate about building the foundational layers that empower administrators, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Design and implement systems for administrator notifications that span email, in-product banners, and mobile push channels.
• Partner with product managers and designers to deconstruct ambiguous requirements and define measurable success metrics for new admin features.
• Build and maintain resilient backend services using Go, ensuring high performance and security in a distributed environment.
• Lead technical designs for large-scale asynchronous systems, leveraging event-driven architectures and message queues to decouple services.
• Write clean, well-documented code that adheres to strict security standards while maintaining the flexibility to iterate rapidly.
• Conduct detailed code reviews that focus on both correctness and the long-term maintainability of the system.
• Act as a technical owner who drives projects forward, identifies dependencies, and removes blockers for the team.
• Collaborate with data teams to instrument key administrative workflows, enabling insights that drive product improvements.
• Operate services in production, responding to incidents and contributing to the continuous improvement of reliability and observability.
• Mentor junior engineers by providing thoughtful feedback during code reviews and design discussions.
• Evaluate new technologies and determine when they should be adopted to improve the efficiency and capability of the admin workflow stack.
• Serve as a cross-team liaison for administrative tooling, ensuring consistency and clarity in how features are implemented and used.

Requirements

• Hold a minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience in a production SaaS environment.
• Demonstrate a strong command of the Go programming language, including experience building public APIs and distributed backend services.
• Show a proven ability to work independently, lead projects, and influence technical decisions without needing constant direction.
• Have hands-on experience designing, building, and operating large-scale asynchronous, event-driven, or queue-based distributed systems.
• Exhibit a strong product sense with a deep focus on user experience and empathy for the customer's operational needs.
• Understand the fundamentals of security and privacy, recognizing how architectural choices can impact the safety of sensitive data.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex concepts into clear and actionable discussions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift and you must adapt while maintaining a high standard of work.

Nice to have

• Experience with security development practices, threat modeling, or building systems that handle sensitive data.
• Familiarity with containerized services and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Background with high-volume transactional email systems, including working with ESPs and SMTP relays like Amazon SES and SendGrid.

Practical notes

• This role requires willingness to travel for in-person engagements, such as annual offsites and team meetings.
• Candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly during the application process.
• Background checks will be conducted.
• 1Password utilizes AI/ML for initial application screening; opt-out is available.