PostmanSenior Backend/Full Stack Engineer
Building scalable backend and full stack services for Postman’s Ecosystem team.
Who Are We?
Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.
P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.
About the Team
- The Ecosystem team focuses on providing key extensibilities within Postman that can be leveraged by our Ecosystem partners to build delightful apps for our customers.
- This team plays a vital role in Postman’s feature expansion journey by providing capabilities within the product that can be leveraged by 3rd party apps safely and securely.
- The team collaborates with all of Postman’s product and platform teams.
- We are building a 0 -> 1 product and we work across frontend, backend and middleware.
What You’ll Do
- Building systems that are scalable, reliable and performant, that cater to the needs of thousands of ecosystem developers that build apps on Postman and hundreds of millions of users who use these apps.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and cross functional teams to understand product requirements and build ecosystem capabilities that allow developers to build the next generation of apps.
- Creating and reviewing technical specs and providing feedback to developers.
- Be responsible for features end to end - from development to deployments and ensure a high quality bar is maintained.
About You
- Have a Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
- Have experience working on Java, NodeJS, ReactJS or similar technologies.
- 8+ years of experience building backend or full stack services.
- Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills
- Experience building scalable distributed systems.
- Have a keen focus on quality and velocity.
- Fast learner and have the ability to be self driven.
The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $200,000 to $240,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.
What Else?
In addition to Postman's pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves.
At Postman we value in person collaboration. We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, Tokyo and London. For roles based in Bangalore, employees currently work in the office three days a week and will transition to five days per week by the end of the year. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our in office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.
Our Values
At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.
Equal opportunity
Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.