Engineering Manager, Data Security

Summary

Join 1Password's Data Security team as an Engineering Manager, leading a team of Software Developers and Security Engineers in tackling complex cryptography challenges. You will be instrumental in building secure foundations for 1Password products, collaborating with Product and Security Engineering on a multi-year security roadmap. Responsibilities include shaping security initiatives, bringing new technologies to market, and ensuring scalability. A key role involves hiring, mentoring, and growing a team of technical experts. This remote position, available in Canada and the US, offers a chance to make security more accessible and human. The ideal candidate possesses a strong data security background, ideally in applied cryptography, and proven team leadership experience.

Requirements

• A strong background in data security, ideally in applied cryptography
• Implementing modern symmetric or asymmetric cryptographic algorithms
• Building or integrating digital signature schemes and hash functions
• Delivering key management systems, key distribution protocols, or working with hardware security modules
• Identifying and mitigating real-world security vulnerabilities and attack vectors
• You’ve managed or technically led a team of developers and owned application development from planning to delivery
• You bring hands-on engineering experience and have tackled complex, ambiguous problems through code
• You use your technical background to coach developers and elevate team performance
• You’ve led cross-functional projects that span multiple systems, teams, or architectural layers
• You create a positive, inclusive team environment where people feel supported, challenged, and energized
• You make thoughtful decisions — even with limited information — and guide your team through tough trade-offs
• You’re not afraid to get into the technical weeds when needed to unblock or accelerate progress
• You drive delivery and long-term planning, shaping roadmaps that balance execution with strategic goals
• You communicate clearly across disciplines, balancing security best practices with business needs

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of engineers in a culture of innovation, execution, and collaboration
• Scope, prioritize, and plan impactful security initiatives in partnership with your team
• Drive high-quality execution through iterative delivery, velocity, and clear communication
• Provide hands-on technical leadership within your team and across engineering
• Build and support a diverse, inclusive team where people grow and thrive
• Help scale a specialized team by refining hiring, onboarding, and growth practices in partnership with fellow EMs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with post-quantum cryptography (e.g., lattice-based algorithms) in theory or practice
• Familiarity with evolving cryptographic standards and bodies (e.g., NIST), and how they shape implementation decisions

Benefits

• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
• Wellness spending allowance
• Generous PTO policy
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
• Wellness Coach membership
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Company equity for all full-time employees
• Retirement matching program
• Training budget, 1Password University access, and learning sessions
• Free 1Password account (and friends and family discount!)
• Paid volunteer days
• Employee-led DEIB programs and ERGs and ECGs
• Fully remote environment
• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly