Senior Software Engineer, API Client

Who Are We

Postman is the worlds leading API platform used by more than 40 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 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

The API client is the core beating heart of the Postman product experience. It is what many users perceive as the entirety of Postman (although there is so much more!) and we have ambitious goals in 2024 and beyond about delighting developers more with the API client as well as simplifying this central product experience. We have three thematic goals for that we plan to achieve and hopefully you will have a hand in doing so.

1. Delight the Developer. The developer is critical to the success of Postman and we intend to get closer to them both in GitHub with quick replies and tight feedback loops but even more importantly with our feature delivery addressing longstanding requests and continuing to differentiate on our core product experience.
2. Simplify request sending and debugging. Postman has grown into an incredibly powerful tool but great tools are simple for power users and new users alike. Well need to pare down this experience to the essentials and progressively disclose complexity to powerful features when users need them and no sooner.
3. Build the multiprotocol future. We have spent the last few years building new request protocols (like GraphQL gRPC and Websockets) and in 2024 well more tightly integrate these protocols into the full Postman experience.

We have built a ubiquitous loved developer product that is a crucial piece of the broader Postman experience. We are responsible for everything around building the engine that is centrally responsible for enabling users to send and debug requests regardless of protocol. Nearly 80% of Postmans users utilize the work of the API Client team. We have plans to double the engineering organization in the next year and if you want an early seat on the rocket ship this is the right place to be.

What Youll Do

Were building a radically simpler API clientone thats fast modern and delightful to use. To do this were looking for a highly capable frontend focused engineer who thrives on tough technical challenges can move quickly and cares deeply about execution.

This role isnt just about polishing UIsits about rewriting core workflows across a massive surface area improving performance at scale simplifying legacy complexity and delivering rocksolid software that developers trust every day. Youll work across the stackfrom complex frontend UI logic to backend and sometimes even Golang services including API orchestration local runtimes and data synchronization. Were looking for an engineer who can confidently tackle deep technical work move fast with good judgment and ship impactful improvements that make the product better every week.

To quote Frank Slootman (former Snowflake CEO):

Strategy is overrated and execution is severely underrated. Mostly all companies plan well and mostly all companies fail at execution. Make execution the king in your company.

Execution is king (and queen) on the API client team. We need someone who can lead through shippinga builder who thrives in a fastpaced productminded engineering environment and is hungry to make Postmans API client the best in the world.

• Lead the design and development of modern performant UI systems in React that improve core client workflows like variable management response viewing and debugging.
• Reduce friction across the API client UIcollaborating closely with designers and PMs to make common tasks faster clearer and more intuitive.
• Architect and implement realtime collaborative featureslike shared realtime sessions live cursors and multiuser editing.
• Lead by example: own critical features endtoend maintain high code quality and champion best practices in testing performance and accessibility.
  Help grow the team by mentoring junior engineers sharing knowledge in code reviews and improving team processes.
• Collaborate across time zones: Were a distributed team and we work closely across the US and India. Youll help shape how we do that better over time.

Youll Thrive Here If You

• Have 67 years of frontend engineering experience with deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern React.
• Love sweating the detailswhether its microinteractions loading speed or the clarity of an error message.
• Are comfortable untangling complexity in legacy code and delivering something simpler faster and easier to use.
• Think like a product owner: you care about what youre building why it matters and how users experience it.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in writing and async mediumswere a distributed team.

Build like an engineer but think like a designer. Engineers on API client who are successful have good taste judgment and product sensibilities.

NicetoHaves

• Experience with MobX or similar state management libraries.
• Have worked on or built realtime collaborative apps using WebSockets CRDTs OT or multiplayer frameworks.
• Experience building developer tools or complex B2B SaaS products.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices and performance profiling.

Why This Role

• The API Client is used by 80% of Postman usersyour work directly shapes the experience of millions.
• Youll help define and build the future of collaborative API development a space with enormous potential
• Youll join a team that values and demands worldclass execution product thinking and technical craftand youll help others grow in those areas too.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $200000.00 to $250000.00 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.