Engineering Manager, Console UI

📋 Description

• • As the Engineering Manager for the Console UI team at 1Password, you will spearhead a frontend-focused engineering group tasked with architecting and delivering the user experience for a critical new strategic platform initiative. This role is pivotal in shaping the administrative and developer-facing interfaces that transform complex security and infrastructure capabilities into intuitive, usable, and trustworthy workflows.
• • You will play a key role in bridging the gap between foundational runtime systems and the end-user experience, ensuring that customers can easily configure machine identities, manage secure integrations, define access controls, and conduct audits.
• • This is not a peripheral feature team; it is a foundational team that will define how customers interact with a completely new layer of 1Password's offerings, making it a high-impact and highly visible position.
• • Your responsibilities will include mentoring and developing engineers, cultivating a robust culture of frontend excellence, and establishing the technical vision for a UI surface that must accommodate increasing complexity and scale.
• • You will be instrumental in balancing the need for rapid iteration with long-term architectural considerations, ensuring the Console evolves into a cohesive, reliable, and scalable experience as the platform matures.
• • This role demands a high degree of comfort operating within ambiguity, actively shaping both product direction and organizational boundaries as the platform develops and expands.
• • You will lead, mentor, grow, and retain a high-performance team of developers dedicated to building the core front-end administrative and developer-facing experiences for this new strategic platform initiative.
• • You will be responsible for defining the team’s mission and strategic direction, effectively translating high-level company strategy into a clear, actionable roadmap and execution plan.
• • A core part of your role will be to deliver high-quality user-facing systems on time, driving measurable customer and business impact through the establishment and adherence to clear goals, prioritization frameworks, and robust delivery practices.
• • You will foster strong partnerships with Product, Design, Identity, Security, and Backend teams to ensure alignment of roadmaps, effective management of dependencies, and the creation of cohesive, intuitive workflows that leverage complex underlying systems.
• • You will establish and evolve the frontend technical strategy in close collaboration with senior and staff engineers, ensuring technical excellence and future-proofing.
• • A key focus will be on maintaining and elevating the bar for usability, accessibility, performance, security, and long-term maintainability of the Console UI.
• • You will cultivate a healthy, inclusive team culture that is deeply rooted in accountability, ownership, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• • You will actively manage team performance, conduct thoughtful hiring to bring in top talent, and support the meaningful career growth and development of each team member.
• • This role requires a leader who can navigate the complexities of a fast-paced, innovative environment, drive technical excellence, and inspire a team to build world-class user experiences that are fundamental to 1Password's future growth and success.
• • You will be a key contributor to defining the future of how businesses interact with and manage their security infrastructure through 1Password, making this an opportunity to leave a significant mark on the product and its users.
• • The role involves significant collaboration with cross-functional teams, requiring strong communication and interpersonal skills to align diverse stakeholders and drive consensus on technical and product decisions.
• • You will be expected to champion best practices in frontend development, including modern architectural patterns, testing strategies, and performance optimization techniques, ensuring the team stays at the forefront of technological advancements.
• • Embracing and integrating AI/ML technologies into the development process and product offerings will be an ongoing expectation, aligning with 1Password's commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology.
• • The ability to thrive in a remote-first environment, fostering collaboration and productivity across distributed teams, is essential for success in this role.