Sr. Engineering Manager, Client Platform

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 35 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 an office in Bangalore, India, where it 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.

The Opportunity

The Postman Client Platform team is looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Build and Release team.

Build and Release is responsible for CI/CD pipelines, automation, and backend services to manage the deployment and release of Postman’s web and desktop applications.

You’ll partner closely with senior engineering leadership to quickly drive initiatives to strengthen and scale our build and release operations.

About the Team

The Client Platform team is a global engineering organization responsible for creating a “paved path” for all Postmanauts to develop and release web-based applications.

Our platform is the foundation that hundreds of Postman engineers rely on daily to deliver new features and improvements to over 30 million customers.

We manage everything from build tooling and shared libraries to development infrastructure, best practices and our cross-platform desktop application.

The Build and Release team is responsible for automating the building and delivery of Postman web and desktop applications.

We also manage CI/CD pipelines, the distribution of artifacts/packages and related services.

About You

• 10+ years in software engineering
• 6+ years in a management role, preferably within DevOps, Productivity, or Build and Release teams
• Deep understanding of CI/CD, build automation and developer tooling.
• Familiarity with modern web practices and the associated technologies(JavaScript, TypeScript, React, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional projects with meaningful impact.
• Experience with influencing strategy, setting priorities and executing a roadmap.
• You communicate clearly and listen effectively.

You seek new perspectives and build trust with your team and colleagues.

• You take ownership of problems, not solutions.
• You’re comfortable with big-picture strategic thinking but not scared to dig into details.

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.

If you have little ones in your family, the creche allowance can help in supporting your work-life balance.

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 embrace a hybrid work model.

For all roles based out of San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Noida, Hyderabad, and New York, employees are expected to come into the office 3-days a week.

We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on balancing flexibility and collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers.

The benefits of our hybrid 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.

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