1Password

Director, DevOps Interview Experience

July 13, 2021

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

It started with an HR interview, followed by a team lead and a senior engineer. They were disoriented and had a conflicting relationship. They did not come off as prepared or ready to interview.

Questions

The process was very simple and not challenging at all. They were not ready to do the interview and made a lot of mistakes talking to me.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the 1Password Director, DevOps role.

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1Password's interview process for their Director, DevOps roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for 1Password's Director, DevOps interview process.

1Password Work Experiences

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Pros: There is a beloved product and no shortage of technical challenges.

Cons: Pivot to an individual performance culture and away from the team-oriented ethos that brought it success so far. This would be fine if the organizational processes were mature enough to make ownership and accountability clear. Comp outside of US is not competitive.

Beloved product faces challenges with individual performance focus

Staff Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: There is a beloved product and no shortage of technical challenges.

Cons: Pivot to an individual performance culture and away from the team-oriented ethos that brought it success so far. This would be fine if the organizational processes were mature enough to make ownership and accountability clear. Comp outside of US is not competitive.

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Pros: There is a great work/life balance and culture.

Cons: Sometimes direction lacks focus and clarity.

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Pros: There is a great work/life balance and culture.

Cons: Sometimes direction lacks focus and clarity.

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QA Specialist • Current Employee

Falkirk, Scotland

Pros: The people at 1Password are supportive and caring. You really can bring your true self to work! People are incredibly supportive and nurturing, and this leads to many opportunities to grow. Many people (including me) started in support and moved into other areas that were interesting to them. Being fully remote is great (if that's what you're looking for) and we had an annual company-wide conference pre-COVID to help socialise too. These have transitioned to virtual gatherings during COVID, but there seems to be a desire to return to that in the future. Day-to-day there is huge flexibility in when you work, so the remote culture and asynchronous communication is baked in pretty well. Salary is good for the UK and private healthcare and dental plans are available, as well as a workplace pension that offers a huge choice of investment funds. Finally, the product itself is fantastic. Everyone cares deeply about the user experience. As a long-term fan of 1Password long before I joined the company it's really rewarding to work on a product that you love.

Cons: I think they've pitched the benefits very poorly for UK employees. Salary is good, but the time off is not, with only 25 discretionary paid days off INCLUDING sick leave. This is very uncompetitive and doesn't encourage a good work-life balance. In addition to those discretionary paid days off we get bank holidays, but it would offer much more flexibility to add those bank holidays to the annual leave allowance. It's a bizarre set of benefits to offer such poor annual leave and sick leave policy, but offer a (very comprehensive) private medical insurance in a country with a good health service. 1Password needs a more UK-centric voice on the HR team, or to talk more to UK folks to understand what's important. The current set of UK benefits feels like it caters to a North American work culture.

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QA Specialist • Current Employee

Falkirk, Scotland

Pros: The people at 1Password are supportive and caring. You really can bring your true self to work! People are incredibly supportive and nurturing, and this leads to many opportunities to grow. Many people (including me) started in support and moved into other areas that were interesting to them. Being fully remote is great (if that's what you're looking for) and we had an annual company-wide conference pre-COVID to help socialise too. These have transitioned to virtual gatherings during COVID, but there seems to be a desire to return to that in the future. Day-to-day there is huge flexibility in when you work, so the remote culture and asynchronous communication is baked in pretty well. Salary is good for the UK and private healthcare and dental plans are available, as well as a workplace pension that offers a huge choice of investment funds. Finally, the product itself is fantastic. Everyone cares deeply about the user experience. As a long-term fan of 1Password long before I joined the company it's really rewarding to work on a product that you love.

Cons: I think they've pitched the benefits very poorly for UK employees. Salary is good, but the time off is not, with only 25 discretionary paid days off INCLUDING sick leave. This is very uncompetitive and doesn't encourage a good work-life balance. In addition to those discretionary paid days off we get bank holidays, but it would offer much more flexibility to add those bank holidays to the annual leave allowance. It's a bizarre set of benefits to offer such poor annual leave and sick leave policy, but offer a (very comprehensive) private medical insurance in a country with a good health service. 1Password needs a more UK-centric voice on the HR team, or to talk more to UK folks to understand what's important. The current set of UK benefits feels like it caters to a North American work culture.

Beloved product faces challenges with individual performance focus

Staff Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: There is a beloved product and no shortage of technical challenges.

Cons: Pivot to an individual performance culture and away from the team-oriented ethos that brought it success so far. This would be fine if the organizational processes were mature enough to make ownership and accountability clear. Comp outside of US is not competitive.

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Pros: There is a beloved product and no shortage of technical challenges.
Cons: Pivot to an individual performance culture and away from the team-oriented ethos that brought it success so far. This would be fine if the organizational processes were mature enough to make ownership and accountability clear. Comp outside of US is not competitive.

Great work/life balance

Sr. Software Engineer • Current Employee

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Pros: There is a great work/life balance and culture.

Cons: Sometimes direction lacks focus and clarity.

5.0
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Pros: There is a great work/life balance and culture.
Cons: Sometimes direction lacks focus and clarity.

Great Company, Great People

QA Specialist • Current Employee

Falkirk, Scotland

Pros: The people at 1Password are supportive and caring. You really can bring your true self to work! People are incredibly supportive and nurturing, and this leads to many opportunities to grow. Many people (including me) started in support and moved into other areas that were interesting to them. Being fully remote is great (if that's what you're looking for) and we had an annual company-wide conference pre-COVID to help socialise too. These have transitioned to virtual gatherings during COVID, but there seems to be a desire to return to that in the future. Day-to-day there is huge flexibility in when you work, so the remote culture and asynchronous communication is baked in pretty well. Salary is good for the UK and private healthcare and dental plans are available, as well as a workplace pension that offers a huge choice of investment funds. Finally, the product itself is fantastic. Everyone cares deeply about the user experience. As a long-term fan of 1Password long before I joined the company it's really rewarding to work on a product that you love.

Cons: I think they've pitched the benefits very poorly for UK employees. Salary is good, but the time off is not, with only 25 discretionary paid days off INCLUDING sick leave. This is very uncompetitive and doesn't encourage a good work-life balance. In addition to those discretionary paid days off we get bank holidays, but it would offer much more flexibility to add those bank holidays to the annual leave allowance. It's a bizarre set of benefits to offer such poor annual leave and sick leave policy, but offer a (very comprehensive) private medical insurance in a country with a good health service. 1Password needs a more UK-centric voice on the HR team, or to talk more to UK folks to understand what's important. The current set of UK benefits feels like it caters to a North American work culture.

5.0
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QA Specialist • Current Employee
Falkirk, Scotland
April 15, 2022
Pros: The people at 1Password are supportive and caring. You really can bring your true self to work! People are incredibly supportive and nurturing, and this leads to many opportunities to grow. Many people (including me) started in support and moved into other areas that were interesting to them. Being fully remote is great (if that's what you're looking for) and we had an annual company-wide conference pre-COVID to help socialise too. These have transitioned to virtual gatherings during COVID, but there seems to be a desire to return to that in the future. Day-to-day there is huge flexibility in when you work, so the remote culture and asynchronous communication is baked in pretty well. Salary is good for the UK and private healthcare and dental plans are available, as well as a workplace pension that offers a huge choice of investment funds. Finally, the product itself is fantastic. Everyone cares deeply about the user experience. As a long-term fan of 1Password long before I joined the company it's really rewarding to work on a product that you love.
Cons: I think they've pitched the benefits very poorly for UK employees. Salary is good, but the time off is not, with only 25 discretionary paid days off INCLUDING sick leave. This is very uncompetitive and doesn't encourage a good work-life balance. In addition to those discretionary paid days off we get bank holidays, but it would offer much more flexibility to add those bank holidays to the annual leave allowance. It's a bizarre set of benefits to offer such poor annual leave and sick leave policy, but offer a (very comprehensive) private medical insurance in a country with a good health service. 1Password needs a more UK-centric voice on the HR team, or to talk more to UK folks to understand what's important. The current set of UK benefits feels like it caters to a North American work culture.

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