VP, Engineering

The Vice President of Platform Engineering reports to the CTO and leads the strategy, organization, and execution for 1Password’s core service and development platforms. The VP is accountable for building secure, reliable, and scalable foundations that enable teams across 1Password to deliver, operate, and own with autonomy, speed, and unambiguous accountability. The VP owns operations, drives delivery, and develops a high-performing team to achieve impactful results.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute Platform Engineering vision, strategy, objectives, and roadmaps; lead multi-year changes to engineering architecture and operating model; lead technology-adjacent strategic initiatives; design and evolve organization, ownership model, and operating mechanisms; advance software engineering standards, operational excellence, and safe, measurable Agentic Engineering practices; establish clear, quantifiable outcomes and operating mechanisms; build cross-functional relationships and represent the technical organization in senior leadership meetings; build and lead a high-performing team through mentoring and coaching; invest in growth and development of leaders; drive and evolve high-performance culture; own investment and capacity strategy in partnership with Finance

Requirements

10+ years of experience in software engineering; at least 7 years in a leadership role; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related fields, or proven equivalent work experience; proven track record establishing durable, full-lifecycle ownership for critical platforms and services, including adoption, customer experience, reliability, security, cost, incident response, and continued evolution; proven ability delivering and operating cost-effective mission-critical infrastructure and platform systems serving internal- and consumer-facing software products, operational efficiency and market expansion; strong business and technical acumen in systems and software engineering; exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills; extensive experience in building, maintaining, and influencing operational excellence, including process and system optimization, scalability, and performance metrics; demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with C-suite leaders and cross-functional teams; outstanding communication skills; proven expertise in leading and sustaining multi-year transformational initiatives in fast-paced, complex, and dynamic environments; proven experience building, developing and scaling high-performing teams

Nice to have

preferably with experience building and operating at the intersections of IaaS, SaaS, and the cybersecurity industry

Benefits

Health, dental, 401k and other benefits (USA); health, dental, RRSP and other benefits (Canada); generous paid time off; equity grant; participation in incentive programs where applicable; maternity and parental leave top-up programs; competitive health benefits; RSU program for most employees; retirement matching program; free 1Password account; paid volunteer days; peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly; remote-first work environment