Senior Engineer (Frontend), API Builder - Bangalore

Who are we?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 35 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 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 API Platform | Sign Up for Free or connect with Postman on Twitter via @getpostman.

We seek a Software Engineer to join our team and deliver excellent service for a leading global SaaS company with millions of users. You will engage with customers, both technical and non-technical, on a personal level. Familiarity with key languages like JavaScript, Node.js, and PHP is highly valued. Don't hesitate to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements - we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those without customer-facing experience.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

About the team:

At API Builder, our vision is to transform the way people Design and Prototype their APIs. We are one of the New Product Incubation teams within Postman, trying to bring new ideas to market by deeply understanding our customer's needs and iterating fast.

If you are aware of API Schemas like OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, gRPC etc., and love Postman Collections, this is an opportunity to build an API Designer that works closely with Collections and these specifications to help customers design good and secure APIs in collaboration with other developers.

For you, this is an opportunity to be an early member of a team that owns and delivers a product which will be used by millions of Developers and business professionals worldwide.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the team-level architecture and work across teams to improve the performance and stability of the features

• Be an integral contributor to roadmap planning, coordinating with all stakeholders to align our products with strategic goals.

• Identify and champion initiatives that drive architectural improvement and innovation.

• Offer technical leadership and mentorship to your fellow engineers by sharing best practices and elevating our collective expertise to deliver

About You:

• You have at least 6 years of experience in building Desktop and/or Web Applications and are proficient with React.Js, Javascript/Typescript etc.

• You have worked on improving the performance, reliability and stability of Web Applications. Knowledge of related debugging and APM tools is a plus.

• You communicate clearly and listen effectively. You seek new perspectives and build trust with your colleagues

• You love the challenge of constraints and excel at finding creative solutions

• You take ownership of problems, not solutions, and celebrate success as a team

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.

What Else?

We offer competitive salary and benefits, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team. Enjoy full medical coverage, unlimited PTO, and a monthly lunch stipend. Yes, seriously. We want you to eat well wherever you’re at. Plus, our wellness program will help you stay healthy from your location with fitness-related reimbursements. Our frequent and fascinating virtual 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, and we want you to be part of it.

This position requires you to be present in our Bangalore office on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays.