Principal Engineer, Product Engineering
Core
Define technical direction and architecture for core product experiences, integrating AI capabilities into a secure, distributed system used by millions.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Product Engineering (Senior IC)
Builds
Core product capabilities spanning clients, distributed services, data platforms, and shared infrastructure for 1Password's Unified Access Management platform.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Identity Management / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed systems design, cross-team architectural leadership, event-driven systems, microservices, AI/ML integration in production, security-conscious system design, privacy-preserving design, cross-functional alignment, technical strategy.
Preferred skills
Identity/authentication/authorization, multi-region cloud systems, cross-platform architectures, developer platforms/CI/CD, LLM integration, endpoint trust/device posture, engineering mentorship.
Technologies
Cloud infrastructure, distributed services, APIs, data platforms, AI/ML tools, CI/CD systems.
Responsibilities
Define architecture and technical direction for core product capabilities, establish engineering standards and reusable patterns, drive long-term technical strategy, partner with cross-functional teams on AI integration, guide AI-powered capability integration, influence architectural decisions on distributed systems, mentor engineers across the organization.
Seniority
Principal, organization-level technical leadership
