Senior Engineer, Backend Workspaces

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 API-first 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 offices in Boston New York 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 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 workspaces team is responsible for establishing workspaces as a source of truth in Postman. Workspaces are the core of our Postman API Platform and are responsible for enabling seamless API collaboration. With more than 40M users on our platform this team is responsible for solving challenges in API collaboration across multiple pillars like API development testing prototyping discovery distribution & change management. The team owns tier-0/1 business critical systems handling 21M requests on a daily basis and this will just continue to grow. The work of this team directly impacts Postmans end users experience and business in multiple ways thereby contributing towards our larger organization goals like Monthly Active Users Self-serve revenue & Sales-serve revenue.

We are looking for an experienced engineer who will help in taking workspaces to the next level. This person will lead a key set of initiatives that needs close working with the community product and business stakeholders to improve the end user experience constantly striving towards excellence to establish Postman as the best tool for API collaboration. Apart from this he/she would oversee the complete technical landscape to deliver the best integrated product experience for our Postman users own & drive the engineering/technical strategy for the team to not just meet product requirements but help it scale for next 2-5 years by having futuristic lenses.

Our goal is to have 100M connected developers and we want you to join us in this amazing journey.

What Youll Do

• Shape the Future of APIs: Contribute to the development of cutting-edge APIs and products in collaboration with a dynamic cross-functional team that includes Product Managers Designers and Engineers specializing in Support Quality Security and Platform.
• Innovate Through Prototypes: Rapidly construct functional prototypes to address both internal and external use-cases driving our products evolution.
• Lead & Mentor: Offer technical leadership and mentorship to your fellow engineers sharing best practices and elevating our collective expertise.
• Shape Our Path: Be an integral contributor to roadmap planning coordinating with all stakeholders to align our products with strategic goals.
• Own Systems Architecting: Lead the architecting and design of collection systems partnering with stakeholders to ensure robust functionality and strategic integration.
• Enhance System Maturity: Take ownership of the maturation of existing systems defining initiatives to enhance functionality reliability and performance.
• Drive Architectural Evolution: Identify and champion initiatives that drive architectural improvement and innovation.

About You

• Cloud and Distributed Systems Expert: You bring experience with cloud computing and distributed systems having worked on customer-facing systems at scale.
• Data Management Maestro: Your knowledge of data management fundamentals and data storage principles is solid.
• Experienced Builder: With at least 5 years of experience building applications in high-level programming languages - especially Javascript Python or Ruby. We primarily code in Javascript.
• Versatile Developer: A fair understanding of front-end technologies networking analytics at a fundamental level and proficiency in Backend engineering characterize your skill set.
• Passionate Technologist: Youre driven by a passion for utilizing various tools and technologies to devise end-to-end solutions.
• Code Craftsperson: Your code is testable maintainable and easy to understand by others.
• Communicator: You can demystify technical concepts effectively sharing knowledge with product managers designers support and other engineers.
• Curious Learner: An insatiable curiosity moves you to understand how things work and to constantly learn absorb and share new knowledge.

Nice To Have

• Platform Experience: Building platform level components/systems for products which can be used across multiple other products.
• K8s Knowledge: Familiarity or experience with Kubernetes is beneficial.
• Innovative Creator: A proven record of building products from scratch is advantageous.
• JS & Web Fundamentals Guru: Past experience with Javascript and a strong understanding of web fundamentals will stand you in good stead.

What Else

In addition to Postmans 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. Were 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 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 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.