Software Engineer (Backend), Automation Team

1 Day ago • 3-5 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Software Engineer (Backend) on the Automation Team will be responsible for contributing to the development of products, collaborating with cross-functional teams, building functional prototypes, and planning and developing user-facing features. They will also be expected to advocate for better software engineering practices and perform code reviews. The role involves owning and executing end-to-end initiatives. The team is responsible for building and maintaining multiple product lines which enable users to manually and automatically test their APIs and execute workflows. They work on a variety of products and is capable of thinking on their feet, learning new things quickly, and balancing competing priorities.
Must have:
  • 3-5 years of experience in developing complex, distributed applications.
  • Proficient with React.Js, Javascript/Typescript, node.js and web fundamentals.
  • Strong fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and software design.
  • Experience working with global and distributed teams.
Good to have:
  • Past experience working on API platforms and developer tools is a big plus.
Perks:
  • Full medical coverage
  • Flexible PTO
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Monthly lunch stipend
  • Wellness programs
  • Creche allowance
  • Team-building events
  • Donation-matching program

Job Details

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 40 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.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

The Automation Testing team builds and maintains multiple product lines which enable users to manually and automatically test their APIs and execute workflows. If you’ve used Postman and are familiar with Scheduled Collection Runs, Monitors, the Collection Runner, Postman CLI, or newman, then you're already familiar with some of the products this team works on! Building such a variety of products means the team is capable of thinking of their feet, learning new things quickly, and balancing competing priorities.

  • The Postman Monitors and Scheduled Collection Runs cloud platform sends more than 100 million requests every month. That’s a sustained ~37 RPS, without missing a beat!
  • The underlying database manages over 100 terabytes of data, and uses managed infrastructure to send requests from regions across the globe.

What You'll Do

  • Contribute to the development of products while working with a cross-functional team of other Developers, Product Managers, Designers, Support and Product, Quality, Security and Platform Engineers.

  • Quickly build functional prototypes to solve internal and external use-cases.

  • Contribute to the planning and development of major user-facing features.

  • Advocate better practises for software engineering by mentoring and encouraging others around you to build a quality product that is secure by design.

  • Perform code reviews.

  • Own and execute end-to-end initiatives.

About You

  • 3-5 years of experience developing complex, distributed software applications at large-scale

  • Proficient with React.Js, Javascript/Typescript, node.js and a strong understanding of web fundamentals. Past experience working on API platforms and developer tools is a big plus.

  • Strong fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and software design

  • You enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams.

  • You have a product-oriented mindset and empathy for the users. 

  • Experience and Excitement towards working with global, distributed teams.

  • Alignment with our Values.

  • An innate curiosity about how things work.

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

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. If you have little ones in your family, the creche allowance can help in supporting your work-life balance. 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. 

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 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 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 third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.

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