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Public-facing APIs are a critical part of how 1Password safely exposes core capabilities to customers, partners, and internal consumers. Our API Platform team is responsible for building and operating the systems that make those interactions secure, reliable, and scalable. As the Engineering Manager for the API Platform team, you’ll be responsible for people leadership, delivery execution, and operational excellence for the public API platform. You’ll lead a group of backend engineers building the foundational systems that power all public-facing APIs at 1Password. You will act as the delivery and people DRI for the API platform, partnering closely with technical DRIs to balance near-term delivery with long-term platform integrity as the platform scales to support 1Password’s largest initiative of 2026.
Job Responsibility:
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers building foundational API infrastructure, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Define clear goals, manage team capacity, and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery while balancing speed, safety, and long-term maintainability
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and support career growth and development for team members
Create an environment where engineers can do their best work while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and operational health
Own delivery of the public API platform, including shared services, core APIs, and platform capabilities used by teams across 1Password
Ensure APIs are secure, stable, and resilient as adoption grows
Drive execution against a multi-quarter roadmap
Ensure the team balances near-term feature delivery with long-lived API contracts and platform integrity
Uphold strong engineering practices across code quality, testing, operational readiness, and incident response
Partner with technical DRIs to ensure platform decisions align with long-term architectural direction
Support the team in making sound tradeoffs between speed, safety, and long-term maintainability
Promote operational excellence, including monitoring, observability, and resilience as platform usage scales
Requirements:
3+ years of experience managing, leading, and mentoring software engineering teams
Experience building and operating API platforms, backend systems, or shared infrastructure
Strong understanding of API design, platform engineering, and developer-facing systems
Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and identity concepts (OAuth, IAM, scoped access, policy enforcement)
Proven ability to deliver complex technical initiatives through others, especially in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders
What we offer:
Health, dental, 401k
Generous paid time off
Equity grant
Participation in incentive programs
Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
Four company-wide wellness days
Retirement matching program
Free 1Password account
Paid volunteer days
Employee-led inclusion and belonging programs and ERGs