Engineering Manager, Compute Services

1Password1 weeks ago

Location

Remote (United States | Canada)

Workplace

Remote

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 190,000 – 278,000

Level

Manager

Role

Engineering Manager

Posted

Jul 16, 2026

Full TimeRemoteManager

The role

Summary

Lead the Compute Services team at 1Password, managing engineers responsible for the core infrastructure powering our platform including Kubernetes orchestration, auto-scaling, and continuous delivery systems. You'll mentor a specialized engineering team, drive strategic technical direction, and ensure resilient, observable infrastructure supporting 180,000+ businesses globally while working in a remote-first, fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

Set Strategic Direction: Establish and support strategic direction for the Compute Services team, aligning infrastructure initiatives with broader company objectives and long-term technical vision.

Drive Team Performance & Accountability: Drive alignment and take responsibility for team results that support company objectives, ensuring accountability for infrastructure reliability, performance, and delivery metrics.

Lead Technical Vision: Collaborate with senior individual contributors to create an engaging technical vision for Compute Services, maintaining deep understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, container orchestration, auto-scaling, and GitOps practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams across the organization and internal/external stakeholders to define optimal solutions for infrastructure services, ensuring alignment with customer and business needs.

Project Planning & Execution: Scope, plan, and deliver key infrastructure projects and initiatives with emphasis on iterations, quality, velocity, and transparent communication with stakeholders.

Provide Technical Leadership: Deliver technical leadership to engineers both within the Compute Services team and across the broader engineering organization, maintaining credibility in cloud infrastructure domains.

Coach & Develop Engineers: Coach individual contributors to reach their full potential through mentorship, constructive feedback, performance management, and identifying growth opportunities in infrastructure engineering.

Talent Acquisition & Retention: Recruit and retain top-tier infrastructure engineering talent in a fast-growing environment, creating a positive team culture that attracts and develops specialized infrastructure experts.

Scale Team Capabilities: Continuously scale the Compute Services team by collaborating with peer Engineering Managers to refine hiring criteria, onboarding processes, and professional development programs.

Maintain Team Environment: Foster a positive, healthy team environment where everyone is supported, encouraged, and meaningfully challenged to produce high-quality resilient systems and deliver observable infrastructure.

What we look for

Technical

Kubernetes & Container OrchestrationExpert knowledge of Kubernetes administration, deployment strategies, and container orchestration best practices for production systems.

Cloud Infrastructure PlatformsWorking knowledge of major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their infrastructure services relevant to containerized workloads and distributed systems.

GitOps & Continuous DeliveryUnderstanding of GitOps principles, infrastructure as code, policy enforcement, and mutation strategies for reliable, auditable infrastructure deployments.

Infrastructure Automation & ToolingFamiliarity with infrastructure automation tools, runtime performance optimization, and observability tooling for maintaining and scaling production systems.

System Design & ArchitectureAbility to reason about system design, scalability patterns, reliability engineering, and architectural decisions at the infrastructure layer.

Observability & MonitoringUnderstanding of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability best practices for maintaining visibility into infrastructure health and performance.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related FieldTypically holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating advanced infrastructure engineering knowledge.

Experience

Team Management ExperienceProven experience managing and scaling engineering teams, with demonstrated ability to mentor, develop, and build high-performing squads in distributed environments.

Cloud-Native Infrastructure ExpertiseSignificant hands-on or deep working knowledge with cloud-native infrastructure, backend technologies, microservices architecture, and platform engineering. While coding proficiency is not required, you must be able to fluently discuss complex technical issues and architectural decisions.

Kubernetes & Container OrchestrationDemonstrated experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration platforms, and related cloud infrastructure patterns. Understanding of auto-scaling, resource optimization, and cluster management is essential.

Infrastructure Scaling ExperienceProven track record of helping teams scale both their engineering capabilities and the infrastructure services they maintain, with experience handling growth challenges and technical debt management.

Remote Team LeadershipExperience successfully managing remote or distributed engineering teams with excellent async communication practices, time zone coordination, and fostering collaboration in remote-first environments.

Project Delivery & Roadmap ManagementDemonstrated capability in driving project delivery, creating technical roadmaps, managing dependencies across teams, and executing with emphasis on iterative progress and quality.

Skills

Required skills

Team Leadership & MentorshipAbility to lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams while maintaining technical credibility and driving continuous improvement in team capabilities.

Strategic Planning & ExecutionSkill in setting technical direction, creating roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives, and driving execution with focus on quality, velocity, and measurable outcomes.

Infrastructure & Cloud ArchitectureDeep technical understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, backend systems, and platform engineering concepts sufficient to guide technical decisions and unblock engineers.

Communication & CollaborationExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a remote environment.

Remote Team ManagementDemonstrated success managing distributed teams asynchronously with strong communication practices, empathy, and ability to maintain team cohesion across time zones.

Performance Management & DevelopmentAbility to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, manage performance, identify talent, and create growth opportunities for direct reports.

Nice to have

Hands-On Infrastructure EngineeringPrior experience as an infrastructure, platform, or SRE engineer provides valuable perspective on operational challenges and informs management decisions.

High-Scale System ExperienceExperience operating or managing infrastructure at scale supporting millions of users or thousands of organizations creates valuable context for infrastructure decisions.

Security & Compliance KnowledgeFamiliarity with infrastructure security, compliance requirements, and security-focused infrastructure design is valuable in 1Password's security-first culture.

Cross-Functional Product ExperienceExperience collaborating with product, design, and backend teams to translate business requirements into technical infrastructure solutions.

Open Source & Community ContributionActive participation in infrastructure or cloud-native open source projects demonstrates deep technical passion and commitment to the broader engineering community.

Hiring & Recruitment ExcellenceProven track record of building strong interview processes, identifying talent, and successfully recruiting specialized infrastructure engineers.

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 190,000 – 278,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage

Competitive health insurance, dental coverage, and vision benefits with immediate enrollment upon hire to support your wellbeing and that of your family.

Flexible Paid Time Off

Generous PTO policy with flexibility to take time off when needed, plus maternity and parental leave top-up programs supporting work-life balance.

Retirement & Financial Planning

401(k) matching program (US) and RRSP matching (Canada) to support long-term financial security and retirement planning.

Equity & Long-Term Incentives

RSU (Restricted Stock Unit) grants for eligible employees providing ownership stake in 1Password's continued growth as a Forbes Cloud 100 company.

Professional Development & Learning

Access to learning resources, conference attendance budget, and professional development opportunities to advance your infrastructure engineering expertise.

Remote-First Work Environment

Work from home flexibility with remote-first company culture supported by excellent async communication practices, though in-person offsites and team meetings occur periodically.

Volunteer & Community Engagement

Paid volunteer days annually to contribute to causes you care about, plus peer-to-peer recognition programs like Bonusly for celebrating team contributions.

Complimentary 1Password Access

Free 1Password account for you and your family, providing direct access to the product you help power and demonstrating company confidence in security solutions.

Performance Incentive Programs

Eligibility for incentive programs based on role and performance, providing additional compensation tied to company and individual success.

Interview process

1
Initial Application & Screening — Submit your resume and application through the careers portal. 1Password uses AI-assisted initial screening to review applications; you may opt out of AI assessment if preferred. Talent acquisition team may contact you for a brief phone screen to confirm mutual fit.
2
Recruiter Conversation — Initial 30-minute conversation with your Talent Acquisition partner to discuss your background in infrastructure engineering, team management experience, and interest in the Compute Services team role at 1Password.
3
Technical Leadership Interview — 30-45 minute conversation with current or senior engineering leaders to assess your technical depth in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and architecture decisions. Expect discussion of past infrastructure challenges, scaling experiences, and how you approach technical problem-solving.
4
Team Management & Culture Fit — Interview focused on team leadership approach, mentorship philosophy, remote team management experience, and alignment with 1Password values of collaboration, transparency, and putting people first.
5
Director/Skip-Level Conversation — Final round conversation with the Engineering Manager's manager or director-level leader to discuss strategic vision, organizational alignment, and long-term growth potential within 1Password's engineering organization.
6
Background Check & Reference Verification — Successful applicants proceed to background check including employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, and criminal background screening as permitted by local law.