Software Engineer, API (FE)

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Postman

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hybrid

Posted February 12, 2026

Job Description

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 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 offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, 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 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.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer (Full Stack – Frontend Focus) to join our Product Engineering team. This role is centred on building high-quality, scalable, and secure customer-facing product experiences that power our external platform workflows.

You will primarily drive frontend architecture and user experience, while collaborating closely on APIs and backend integrations to deliver seamless, performant product features. Strong frontend engineers with solid API understanding are highly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build modern, responsive, and highly interactive user-facing product features
Own frontend architecture, performance optimisation, and UI scalability
Develop reusable, maintainable, and well-tested UI components using modern frontend frameworks
Collaborate with backend engineers to define and consume scalable RESTful APIs
Ensure high standards of accessibility, usability, and cross-browser compatibility
Optimize application performance, load times, and client-side efficiency
Work closely with Product, Design, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ship polished features
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, frontend testing frameworks, and automation best practices
Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

3–4 years of experience building external, customer-facing product applications
Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript
Deep experience with React (or similar modern frontend frameworks like Next.js, Vue, etc.)
Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, component design, and performance optimization
Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and handling asynchronous data flows
Solid understanding of browser rendering, caching strategies, and client-side security
Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL-backed applications (through APIs)
Strong fundamentals in data structures, performance optimization, and frontend testing

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. 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.

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