Software Engineer, API
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Postman
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.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Software Engineer (Full Stack)- API to join our Product Engineering team, focused on building secure, scalable, and reliable external user-facing product features that power our platform. This role involves working across the stack—from backend services and APIs to user-facing applications. Candidates with strong backend experience and exposure to product features are also encouraged to apply.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build high-performance, scalable, and reliable product features across backend and frontend layers
- Develop and maintain critical backend services with focus on availability, observability, and performance
- Build intuitive customer-facing experiences for platform workflows
- Collaborate closely with Product, Security, and Infrastructure teams on cross-functional initiatives
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code; contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Participate in technical design discussions, sprint planning, and continuous improvement
About You
- 3–4 years of experience in software engineering in a product-driven environment
- Proven experience working on external user-facing products (not internal tools or admin dashboards)
- Strong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with React or similar modern frontend frameworks (for full-stack profiles)
- Backend-heavy profiles are acceptable with strong API and systems experience
- Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and distributed systems
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, system design, performance, and testing
Good to Have
- Experience with large-scale SaaS platforms
- Familiarity with security, reliability, and observability best practices
- Exposure to authentication, authorization, or platform services
What We’re Looking For
- Engineers who enjoy building customer-facing products at scale
- Strong ownership and delivery mindset
- Collaborative and proactive team players
