Senior Engineer

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 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 Team
Our IDE Platform team is responsible for bringing the power of Postman to where our developers implement their APIs - their IDE. This team develops and expands Postman's offering across different IDEs and platforms. Our VSCode Extension has so far crossed 1.8M+ downloads in around 2 years.

We're seeking an experienced software engineer who will lead initiatives contributing to our VS Code extension and continued expansion and improvements to these new products.

This is an opportunity to be a member of a team that owns and delivers new products that will be used by millions of developers worldwide

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and build capabilities and features that bring the power of Postman to IDEs like VS Code.
• Design and build for high performance, reliability, security & user experience.
• Collaborate with early-stage adopters, iterate fast, and deliver incremental improvements.
• Work on business-critical products that will be used by millions of users.
• Identify and advocate for better software engineering practices.
• Hold the bar high for product quality and mentor your teammates to meet this bar.

You Would Be a Great Fit If You

• Have prior experience (7+ years) working on large-scale JavaScript applications
• Are proficient with React, JavaScript, and have a strong understanding of web & frontend fundamentals & infrastructure
• Love building products that could revolutionise the API ecosystem
• Have a bias towards action and have a track record of getting stuff done under constraints
• Have a customer-centric mindset and would like to take on challenges irrespective of the difficulty level
• Have an experimental mindset and are willing to fail at times, in order to learn

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.

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 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.