Developer interactions and conversations have changed. They have shifted away from owned web properties and in-person events toward just-in-time learning via generative AI and engagement with online communities via social channels. Developer advocates will build an advocacy strategy that works with this new context to support awareness and adoption of 1Password's developer tools, through technical depth, authenticity, and by advocating for users and their needs wherever they are.

The Principal Developer Advocate is an individual contributors who will report to the Director of Developer Relations. You will shape 1Password's advocacy function for a new era of developer learning. You will foster and participate in direct, public conversations about AI security, publish authoritative content, and prioritize high-impact channels that drive product awareness, adoption and feedback at scale. You will be the face of 1Password Developer Relations at major, high-impact developer conferences: AWS re:Invent, KubeCon, and others, and leverage those in-person interactions for longer term impact.

How we're using AI today

Our Engineering, Product, and Design teams are thoughtfully integrating AI across the full software and product development lifecycle to move faster without sacrificing quality or security. In practice, that looks like engineers using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate reviews and catch bugs earlier, product managers synthesizing user research at scale, and designers rapidly prototyping and iterating with AI-generated mockups. We approach AI the same way we approach security: with clear principles, human accountability at every consequential decision point, and rigorous evaluation before anything ships to customers.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada, the US, and the UK.

What we're looking for:

• Technical Fluency: 10+ years in technical roles including software or platform engineering, developer advocacy, solution engineering, or other fields. You are deeply familiar with modern development workflows and patterns.
• Advocacy Experience: 5+ years experience engaging with developers in visible, public facing roles, and advocating for their needs cross-functionally within your organization.
• Community Leadership: Experience engaging in sensitive and complex community situations with humility, empathy, judgment, tact, and humor.
• Partner Engagement: Experience collaborating with partners on technical and product marketing integrations and other partnership activities.
• Communication: Exceptional skills at written and verbal communication. You communicate well in multiple formats including conference talks, blog posts, tutorials, books, videos, social media, and through technical assets including demo code or reference architectures. You are good at talking and listening.
• Connection: You are a trusted and credible voice in the industry and have a large technical audience who use your perspective to shape their real-world technical and architectural choices.

Bonus points for:

• Security Focus: Experience dealing with security-conscious developer communities or products (Identity, Auth, DevSecOps) is a strong plus.

What you can expect:

• Engage: Create content that sparks engagement with current and potential 1Password developer community members, at scale, across channels. Generate awareness, engage in great technical conversations, and help users try, contribute to, and give feedback about product workflows.
• Build: Engineer solutions to unsolved user needs that fill gaps, validate approaches, and inspire secure engineering practices in the real world, in collaboration with users and 1Password partners.
• Advocate: Synthesize feedback and conversations with community members and partners into actionable insights for 1Password, that we can use to improve our user-facing workflows.
• Strategize: Use data to evaluate engagement channels, and prioritize ones that effectively generate awareness and adoption at scale. Maximize the impact of targeted, high-investment activities like conference speaking to generate impact beyond their normal lifespan.
• Speak: Use your speaking experience at the largest and highest-stakes developer conferences, including KubeCon, re:Invent, and others.
• Enable: Build tools and training to help other 1Password employees engage effectively with the community. These could be speaking training, talk templates, community engagement guidelines, or other tools that can scale advocacy beyond the DA team. Collaborate with other teams to raise the technical bar for their content.

USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $228,000 USD and $342,000 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 only: The annual base salary for this role is between $212,000 CAD and $318,000 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.

UK-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between £136,000 GBP and £204,000GBP, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, pension, and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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.

How we work with AI
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-it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password.

This approach extends to our hiring process-candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process.

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
Generous PTO policy

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.