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Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

June 7, 2025

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 1 day.

There was a 45-minute HR screen chatting about the position, the company, and your background. There was no feedback as to why you didn't proceed to the next round, which (to be fair) is how "everyone" does it, though providing actual feedback to candidates would be an easy win to raise the bar.

Questions

Describe your favourite accomplishment in your time at the previous company.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the 1Password Engineering Manager role in Toronto, Ontario.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

1Password's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for 1Password's Engineering Manager interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

1Password Work Experiences

Supportive and challenging in the best way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Mission-driven that employees care about. Passionate senior leadership with the right level of involvement. Interesting and challenging technical projects. Supportive and friendly coworkers. Extremely flexible work environment. Great benefits especially healthcare.

Cons: As a Canadian company, salary is a little low for US-based employees (but not by much and employer is working to make it more competitive with US market). DE&I initiatives are underway but lots of room to improve still.

Supportive and challenging in the best way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Mission-driven that employees care about. Passionate senior leadership with the right level of involvement. Interesting and challenging technical projects. Supportive and friendly coworkers. Extremely flexible work environment. Great benefits especially healthcare.

Cons: As a Canadian company, salary is a little low for US-based employees (but not by much and employer is working to make it more competitive with US market). DE&I initiatives are underway but lots of room to improve still.

So close...

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: * really, really great ICs & EMs doing incredible work * interesting work * great product doing good in the world

Cons: * People management processes are excessive, consume 3-4 months of the year, and are incredibly demotivating; standards are impossible to meet and out of touch with reality. * They don't address the real process issues - they aspire to be a mature organization, but when the pressure is on, they pretend they are a startup rather than implement change that would help a mature org operate efficiently.

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: * really, really great ICs & EMs doing incredible work * interesting work * great product doing good in the world

Cons: * People management processes are excessive, consume 3-4 months of the year, and are incredibly demotivating; standards are impossible to meet and out of touch with reality. * They don't address the real process issues - they aspire to be a mature organization, but when the pressure is on, they pretend they are a startup rather than implement change that would help a mature org operate efficiently.

Exciting opportunities with bright engineers and strong documentation

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: - Amazing security thesis - Very bright engineers - Culture of comprehensive and living documentation - Exciting market opportunities - Remote first company

Cons: - Home office stipend is ongoing rather than one time; It would be great to get the stipend once to buy a big important purchase (chair or desk), and it would save the company money in the long run.

Exciting opportunities with bright engineers and strong documentation

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: - Amazing security thesis - Very bright engineers - Culture of comprehensive and living documentation - Exciting market opportunities - Remote first company

Cons: - Home office stipend is ongoing rather than one time; It would be great to get the stipend once to buy a big important purchase (chair or desk), and it would save the company money in the long run.

Supportive and challenging in the best way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Mission-driven that employees care about. Passionate senior leadership with the right level of involvement. Interesting and challenging technical projects. Supportive and friendly coworkers. Extremely flexible work environment. Great benefits especially healthcare.

Cons: As a Canadian company, salary is a little low for US-based employees (but not by much and employer is working to make it more competitive with US market). DE&I initiatives are underway but lots of room to improve still.

5.0
Supportive and challenging in the best way
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Phoenix, AZ
June 25, 2021
Pros: Mission-driven that employees care about. Passionate senior leadership with the right level of involvement. Interesting and challenging technical projects. Supportive and friendly coworkers. Extremely flexible work environment. Great benefits especially healthcare.
Cons: As a Canadian company, salary is a little low for US-based employees (but not by much and employer is working to make it more competitive with US market). DE&I initiatives are underway but lots of room to improve still.

So close...

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: * really, really great ICs & EMs doing incredible work * interesting work * great product doing good in the world

Cons: * People management processes are excessive, consume 3-4 months of the year, and are incredibly demotivating; standards are impossible to meet and out of touch with reality. * They don't address the real process issues - they aspire to be a mature organization, but when the pressure is on, they pretend they are a startup rather than implement change that would help a mature org operate efficiently.

3.0
So close...
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Boston, MA
March 3, 2025
Pros: * really, really great ICs & EMs doing incredible work * interesting work * great product doing good in the world
Cons: * People management processes are excessive, consume 3-4 months of the year, and are incredibly demotivating; standards are impossible to meet and out of touch with reality. * They don't address the real process issues - they aspire to be a mature organization, but when the pressure is on, they pretend they are a startup rather than implement change that would help a mature org operate efficiently.

Exciting opportunities with bright engineers and strong documentation

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: - Amazing security thesis - Very bright engineers - Culture of comprehensive and living documentation - Exciting market opportunities - Remote first company

Cons: - Home office stipend is ongoing rather than one time; It would be great to get the stipend once to buy a big important purchase (chair or desk), and it would save the company money in the long run.

5.0
Exciting opportunities with bright engineers and strong documentation
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
July 13, 2026
Pros: - Amazing security thesis - Very bright engineers - Culture of comprehensive and living documentation - Exciting market opportunities - Remote first company
Cons: - Home office stipend is ongoing rather than one time; It would be great to get the stipend once to buy a big important purchase (chair or desk), and it would save the company money in the long run.

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