Rust Software Developer, Security for AI

1Password is growing faster than ever. We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Utah Mammoth.

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

We're thrilled to be scaling out a new team at 1Password to keep our customers secure as they adopt AI, and we're looking for two Rust Developers to join us. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the execution of greenfield projects in the rapidly evolving field of AI and shape the industry's direction towards more secure solutions.

The Security for AI team:

We’re setting the standard for how AI and agentic workflows are secured. Our current focus is on access management for AI agents, ensuring they can safely and seamlessly interact with other software and systems while keeping the credentials used in this exchange secure (recent example). We work across a wide-ranging tech stack in a fast-moving space. Our projects span across client-side and system-level logic to back-end systems. You’ll bring a breadth of experience that allows you to quickly jump in new tech stacks and domains and help us create and shape new products and features for this emerging market.

This is a remote opportunity within the Netherlands and UK.
We are a remote-first company and team, and have an optional co-working space in Delft. We collaborate with colleagues and partners in the UK, US and Canada. As a remote company we lean into asynchronous workflows so you can work when it best suits you, but to be successful in this role occasional evening availability is also required to accommodate successful collaboration across 9h timezone difference with the American west-coast.

What we are looking for:

• Comfort stepping into new problem spaces and unfamiliar domains and a track record of quickly building expertise through curiosity, adaptability, and continuous learning.

• 3+ years of software development experience.

• Of which at least 1 year of professional software development experience in Rust.

Bonus points if you already have:

• Strong foundation in security fundamentals and authentication/authorization flows.

• Experience collaborating across product and security teams to design secure workflows.

• Experience with Golang and/or TypeScript.

• Experience building back-end systems with composable, self-contained services.

• Experience with WASM.

• Hands-on work with identity and access management protocols (e.g. OAuth, OIDC).

What you can expect:

• Solve complex technical problems a.o. by designing and writing code.

• Continue learning - this role spans a broad techstack and fast-moving domain - we don’t expect you to already know everything you’ll need to know, and expect you to continue learning and will provide opportunities and mentoring.

• Participate in planning by identifying major tasks and breaking down, estimating, and planning work.

• Review code for others to maintain high code quality, knowledge share within the team, and support creating a safe environment of giving and receiving feedback.

• Stay informed about the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in development.

• Mentor junior and new team members by providing technical guidance, sharing knowledge, and engaging in pair programming sessions.

Our culture
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.

You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone. Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.

We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged at 1Password—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password.

Our approach to remote work
We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.

What we offer
We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer:

Health and wellbeing
👶 Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
🩺 Competitive health benefits

Growth and future
📈 RSU program for most employees
💸 Retirement matching program
🔑 Free 1Password account

Community
🤝 Paid volunteer days
🏆 Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
🌎 Remote-first work environment
*Some roles in our GTM team are currently being hired for in-person hybrid work in Toronto and Austin. These roles will specify on the posting.

You belong here.

1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love.

Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at [email protected] and we’ll work to meet your needs.

Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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