Staff Developer Advocate

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.

The Opportunity

As a Staff Developer Advocate at Postman you will be a strategic leader and visionary for our global developer community. Reporting directly to the Head of Developer Relations youll help define and execute a comprehensive developer advocacy strategy that spans the entire Postman API platformfrom our foundational API tools to our latest innovations like AI Agent Builder and Postman Flows.

Were looking for a seasoned developer relations professional with a passion for continuous learning and a natural curiosity. In this role youll translate your deep technical expertise into engaging developerfocused content that inspires educates and empowers millions of developers to do more with the Postman platform.

Youll also champion thought leadership on all things APIs including new frontiers at the intersection of APIs and Agentic AI. Leveraging your familiarity with AI/ML intelligent automation and workflow integration youll quickly grasp emerging technologies and effectively advocate Postman solutions to the broader community.

As a senior member of the Developer Relations team youll influence product strategy by channeling the voice of the developer into the product roadmap and mentor a team of passionate developer advocates to address the fastpaced evolving needs of developers worldwide.

What Youll Do

Platform Evangelism

• Advocate for the full Postman platform and demonstrate how our core API development tools seamlessly integrate with products like AI Agent Builder and Postman Flows.
• Develop and deliver compelling highquality technical contentincluding demos tutorials videos and workshopsthat highlights how our product ecosystem works together.

Thought Leadership & External Representation

• Represent Postman at conferences and industry events through keynotes thought leadership sessions and highlevel panel discussions.
• Produce influential technical contentsuch as white papers blog posts and publicationsthat helps set industry standards and encourages innovation.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and trends using these insights to shape the future of API development and best practices.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and guide developer advocates and emerging leaders within the Developer Relations team.
• Foster a culture of excellence and innovation through strategic oversight coaching and by establishing best practices for the team.

Product & Marketing Leadership Collaboration

• Gather and relay developer feedback to Product Engineering and Product Marketing teams ensuring alignment with community needs and driving continuous improvement.
• Serve as a key liaison between the developer community and Postman product teams ensuring developer insights inform product strategy.
• Lead crossfunctional initiatives that enhance product adoption boost community engagement and improve market positioning.

About You

• 10 years in software development developer advocacy or a related technical role including significant leadership experience relating to developer tooling infrastructure SaaS and/or API platform environments.
• Deep understanding of API design RESTful services and modern web development (knowledge of GraphQL gRPC WebSockets and MQTT as nice to have) prior experience with Postman or similar API development tools.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts intelligent automation or workflow integration is a plus enabling you to quickly grasp and advocate for AI Agent Builder and Postman Flows.
• Outstanding public speaking and written communication abilities with a knack for engaging both developer and executive audiences delivering impactful technical and thought leadership content through keynotes articles video and product demos
• Proven success in engaging global developer communities and influencing product strategy at an executive level.
• Exceptional leadership skills including mentoring teams and emerging leaders.
• Strong commitment to empowering developers and enhancing their experience with technology.
• A proactive approach to identifying industry trends and shaping the future of API innovation.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $200000 $250000 plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidates skills qualifications and experience.

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.