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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

Junior Security Engineer

Salary

$100,000 - $140,000 USD per year

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Description

We are excited to welcome a Junior Engineer to join our Application Security team at 1Password. Application Security helps enable 1Password to build and deliver secure products with confidence.

As part of the Application Security team, this Junior Engineer will focus primarily on building and maintaining new or existing security tooling, including static analysis, dynamic analysis, code scanning, and emerging agentic AI solutions.

What we're looking for:

  • You have 0-2+ years of experience in software development
  • You have a passion and curiosity for security engineering, including but not limited to topics of secure coding, pentesting, vulnerability analysis, security design and architecture
  • You have strong experience, demonstrated through project work or real-world experience, leveraging agentic AI capabilities to accelerate security workflows, automate repetitive tasks, or enhance detection and remediation efforts
  • You have experience with internal tool development and engineering enablement
  • You have a strong foundational understanding of software development principles, and are comfortable reading and writing code
  • You work well in a team environment with positive communications amongst a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • You're adaptable and resilient, thriving in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

Bonus points for:

  • Experience with Rust and/or Golang, or a demonstrated ability to pick up new languages quickly.
  • Experience conducting security code reviews, design architecture guidance, threat modelling
  • Practical or hands-on experience with web application security topics, including but not limited to topics in OWASP Top 10.

What you can expect:

  • Work within a small team of Application Security Engineers focused on minimizing security risk across our SSDLC
  • Work with cross-functional partners across Security, Product Engineering, Marketing, CX, and more on the security parameters of new features across 1Password's product suite
  • Design, build, integrate, and scale new agentic AI capabilities to enable secure product development activities
  • Enhance and maintain existing security tools in a variety of areas including static analysis, dynamic analysis, code scanning, and more.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive dashboards and reporting metrics around our security risk program, tailored to different audiences (technical, non-technical, compliance, senior leadership, etc.)

USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $100,000 USD and $140,000 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 $85,000 CAD and $119,000 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.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Rust
  • Golang
  • security code reviews
  • design architecture guidance
  • threat modelling
  • web application security

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/1password/49f0fe51-fcdc-46d8-a046-35f357b0cf6e

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