Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable notification systems for administrators across email and integration channels.
- Partner closely with product, design, and data to refine hypotheses, define measurable outcomes, and interpret results.
- Balance rapid iteration with long-term architectural health and security.
- Set an example in code reviews by evaluating code quality, architectural alignment, performance, security, and adherence to best practices.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical design discussions, and pairing.
- See your work directly influence measurable customer and business outcomes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in a production SaaS environment.
- Strong proficiency in Go, including designing and building public APIs and distributed backend services.
- Ability to operate autonomously, drive initiatives forward, and influence technical direction across teams.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a growth mindset and a bias toward continuous improvement.
- Experience designing and operating asynchronous, event-driven, or queue-based distributed systems at scale.
- Strong product mindset with empathy for customers and a focus on delivering high-quality user experiences.
Nice-to-Haves
- Security experience with understanding of security-focused development practices, threat modeling, and building systems that handle sensitive data.
- Experience working with containerized services and Kubernetes in production environments.
- Experience working with transactional email systems at scale, including ESPs and SMTP relays such as Amazon SES and SendGrid.
Compensation
USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $153,000 USD and $214,000 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 $144,000 CAD and $202,000 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, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.
Compensation is based on fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.