1Password
Password manager and Extended Access Management platform. Remote-first, ~1,500 employees. Bootstrapped 14 years before raising a record $200M Series A. Last valued at $6.8B.
What is 1Password?
1Password is the Toronto-founded password manager and identity-security platform now used by more than 150,000 businesses and millions of consumers. Dave Teare and Roustem Karimov founded the company (originally AgileBits Inc.) in 2005 and famously bootstrapped it for 14 years without any outside capital, growing entirely on subscription revenue. That changed in 2019 when Accel led a $200M Series A that was the largest Series A investment in Accel's history and one of the largest in the industry. A $100M Series B and a $620M Series C followed in short order; the January 2022 Series C set 1Password's valuation at $6.8B, with Iconiq Growth leading and participation from Accel, Lightspeed, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, actor Ryan Reynolds, and others. Under CEO Jeff Shiner (in the role since 2012), the company has pushed well beyond consumer password storage into Extended Access Management, an emerging device-trust and access-security category. Two recent acquisitions anchor that shift: Kolide (device trust for the workforce, acquired 2024) and Trelica (SaaS discovery and lifecycle management, acquired 2025). 1Password ships apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android; browser extensions for every major browser; a Passage passkey-infrastructure product for developers; and an enterprise admin console with SSO, SCIM, and audit reporting. The workforce of approximately 1,500 people is distributed across the US, Canada, UK, EU, and Australia, with Toronto and Kitchener as historical anchor hubs but no mandatory office at any level.
Mission & values
Make security so simple that everyone can use it, everywhere, so people and businesses can be secure without giving up on productivity.
Qualifications
1Password hires across engineering (platform, mobile, security, cryptography, ML, infrastructure), product, design, developer relations, security research, sales, sales engineering, customer success, marketing, and G&A. Application flow lives at 1password.com/careers. Every role is remote, with eligibility scoped per posting to specific countries where 1Password has a legal entity or Employer of Record (typically US, Canada, UK, most of the EU, and Australia). Cryptography and mobile engineering hiring is particularly active given the product footprint. Interview loops emphasize written communication and asynchronous collaboration since 1Password operates as a truly distributed company with no expectation of same-time-zone overlap for most roles.
Leadership
Jeff Shiner
Chief Executive Officer
CEO of 1Password since 2012. Led the company through its bootstrapped growth phase, the record 2019 Accel Series A, the 2022 Series C at a $6.8B valuation, and the pivot into Extended Access Management.
Dave Teare
Co-Founder
Co-founded AgileBits (now 1Password) in 2005 with Roustem Karimov. Long-time keeper of the product vision. Stepped back from day-to-day operations after the Series A but remains involved with the company.
Roustem Karimov
Co-Founder
Co-founded AgileBits (now 1Password) in 2005 with Dave Teare. Led early engineering.
Steve Won
Chief Product Officer
Leads product across the 1Password consumer, business, and Extended Access Management lineups.
Hiring process
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Apply at 1password.com/careers
Browse open roles and submit through the 1Password careers portal.
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Recruiter screen
Confirms role fit, target level, country of residence for legal entity match, and salary expectations.
About 7 days
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Hiring manager interview
Deep conversation with the manager who owns the position.
About 7 days
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Technical or role-specific loop
Engineering: coding, systems design, and often a take-home or paired session on the product's security surface. GTM and product: case study and cross-functional interviews.
About 14 days
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Values interview and offer
Cross-functional interview on remote collaboration and written communication, followed by offer with base, bonus, and equity.
About 7 days
Funding
Awards & recognition
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Accel's largest Series A investment ($200M) at the time · 2019
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Series C at $6.8B valuation led by Iconiq Growth · 2022
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Acquired Kolide for Extended Access Management · 2024
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Acquired Trelica for SaaS discovery and lifecycle management · 2025
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Company information
- Industry: Cybersecurity / Password Management / Identity
- Location: Toronto, ON, Canada (Remote-First, US / CA / UK / EU / AU)
- Founded: 2005
- Employees: 1,500
- Website: 1password.com ↗
- LinkedIn: Company page ↗
- X / Twitter: Profile ↗