[Hiring] Principal Engineer - Product Engineering @1Password

Role Description

We are hiring a Principal Engineer to define the technical direction for AI-powered security capabilities in 1Password. This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer who can translate a high-stakes problem space into production systems. You will set the architecture, technical standards, and operating model for how AI is used in security-sensitive product experiences. The work spans client, service, and policy layers and must meet a high bar for privacy, auditability, reliability, and user trust.

This is not a research role. It is not a prototype lab. The expectation is production-grade systems that can operate under enterprise scrutiny, adversarial conditions, and real-world performance constraints.

This is a greenfield opportunity with genuine stakes. You'll define the reference architecture, set the engineering bar, and own the path from prototype to production for a capability area that will shape the company's trajectory for the next five years. The constraints here (privacy-preserving by default, on-device where possible, auditable always) aren't limitations: they're the design surface that makes the problem interesting and the outcomes defensible.

If you want to build AI systems that matter, that operate under real-world trust requirements, and that will be used by people who depend on them, this is that role.

This role will help determine whether we do that with the engineering rigor and trust model our customers expect. This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

Qualifications

• You have built and operated production systems where trust, correctness, and failure handling matter.
• You have deep experience with AI or ML systems in production, ideally including LLM-integrated systems with explicit guardrails, evaluation pipelines, auditable tool use, and clear limits on autonomous behavior.
• You have strong instincts for privacy-preserving design, including client-side or edge inference, constrained telemetry, explainable system behavior, and predictable user-facing outcomes.
• You have meaningful depth in security-sensitive domains such as identity, authentication, authorization, secrets management, enterprise controls, endpoint trust, or adversarial detection.
• You have a track record of setting technical direction across multiple teams, making durable architecture decisions, and driving delivery through complex dependencies.
• You communicate clearly with engineers, executives, and cross-functional partners. You can explain hard tradeoffs plainly and make good judgment legible.

Requirements

• Experience with endpoint or device posture signals, browser or extension security, phishing detection, or enterprise device trust.
• Experience with SaaS administration, identity lifecycle workflows, or enterprise policy automation.
• Experience building evaluation, red-team, or abuse-testing frameworks for AI-assisted systems.

Benefits

• USA-based roles: The annual base salary for this role is between $246,000 USD and $369,000 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: The annual base salary for this role is between $228,000 CAD and $342,000 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.

Company Description

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.

• We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect.
• 1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.