Software Engineer (Backend), Collections

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.

About The Team

The Collections Team powers how developers and organizations build quality software faster — with Postman Collections at the heart of it. Collections help organize API requests and define reusable, testable, and well-documented structures. And we don’t stop there — we enable seamless collaboration with features like mock servers, version control and documentation.

Our services are mission-critical, processing 10K QPS and storing billions of requests across millions of Collections. We recently overcame massive storage bottlenecks — read our blog for details.

We’re on a mission to connect 100 million developers. If you’re passionate about APIs, scale, and developer experience — let’s build the future together.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a skilled software engineer with backend expertise and a product-oriented mindset to take us to the next level. This role involves working on high-scale systems, building integrated products and constantly raising the bar for the team. If you have a bias for action, love solving complex problems and creating delightful user experiences, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Develop and test product modules end-to-end.
• Perform code reviews and ensure best practices are followed.
• Participate and (or) lead design reviews with your peer group and design review groups.
• Lead technical initiatives to solve ambiguous problems keeping customers in mind.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team—including Developers, Product Managers, Designers — to develop and enhance products
• Quickly build functional prototypes to solve internal and external use-cases.
• Mentor early-career engineers to bring out the best in them and help them succeed at Postman.
  
  

About You

• 3 - 4 years of experience developing complex, scalable software applications
• Write and deliver clean, maintainable code of excellent quality.
• Proficient in one or more of the following: Node.js, React.js, C, C++, Python, or Java.
• Strong fundamentals in data modelling, problem solving, software designing.
• You have a product-oriented mindset and empathy for the users.
• Alignment with our Values.
  
  

Nice To Have

• Strong fundamentals in databases, operating systems.
• Proficient with Javascript.
• Strong understanding of web fundamentals.
• Past experience working on API platforms and developer tools.
• Experience and Excitement towards working with global, distributed teams.
• You enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams.
• An innate curiosity about how things work.
  
  

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.