Senior Engineer Backend API scalability Performance Engineering Product
Senior Engineer Backend API scalability Performance Engineering Product
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Job Description
Who Are We
Postman is the worlds leading API platform used by more than 35 million developers and 500000 organizations including 98 of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the APIfirst world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaborationenabling users to create better APIs faster.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore 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 or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.
P.S: We highly recommend reading The APIFirst World graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.
About the Team :
Postman as an API platform has largely been used by the developers to build test and share the APIs and monitor the API usage. The next logical phase for the developers and testers is to observe and verify how the system behaves under different load profiles. To solve this Postman launched a Performance Testing product in alpha phase last year.
More details at was selectively rolled out to developers and enterprises and has gathered larger adoption over time.
With strong positive feedback from our users we would like to make this Generally Available (GA) both for App and Cloud.
The team is expanding and this is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of an early stage product development. The team is focused on identifying further use cases for our users and quickly iterating on the product to deliver the highest impact to our users and the business.
Were looking for an experienced Software Engineer to massively scale this product make this available to the existing 4 million developer network of postman (and beyond) and work towards the monetisation of the same.
What youll do :
Build highperforming server and client systems that are fast testable scalable and highquality
Contribute to code reviews and documentation and take on complex bug fixes
Lead projects from the technical design implementation and launch to operation
Work closely with product managers architects and other stakeholders to gather requirements create technical specifications and develop project timelines.
Onboard and mentor junior engineers
Requirements :
Have 5 years of experience building applications in highlevel programming languages like Javascript Python Golang etc. We primarily code in Javascript.
Have a customercentric mindset and would like to take on challenges irrespective of the difficulty level
Have strong problemsolving skills with a bias for action
Can make informed technical decisions that ensure the security performance and reliability of the teams deliverables
Offer mentorship to junior engineers ensuring best practices and highquality code standards through code reviews and constructive feedback
Have strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Nice to have :
Experience with NodeJs React and MySQL
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Contributions to opensource projects or active participation in tech communities
What Else
In addition to Postmans payonperformance 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 worklife balance. Our frequent and fascinating teambuilding events will keep you connected while our donationmatching program can support the causes you care about. Were building a longterm 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 3days 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 inperson 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 thirdparty agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
