Software Engineer I, API Builder

Who are we?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 30 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 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:

• Apply your knowledge to improve Postman’s API Designer while contributing to rest of Postman’s API Platform
• Consistently deliver high-quality products, from design to implementation to release with high-level guidance from manager and teammates, while working with a cross-functional team of other Developers, Product Managers, Designers, Support and Product, Quality, Security and Platform Engineers.
• Able to navigate complex and ambiguous situations with the team and contribute to a positive sense of community on the team.
• Other major responsibilities include code reviews, product discussions, working with support teams and actively contributing to the platform's overall maturity. 

About You:

• You have at least one year experience of building Desktop and/or Web Applications. Proficiency with React.Js, Javascript/Typescript, node.js is a big plus.
• You are not limited to working in the browser or the server, and are excited about learning and contributing across the stack.
• You understand that while your primary responsibility is to design, build, and maintain client-side applications, you do so within the context of building an excellent product with a team.
• You have empathy for the end users and your teammates. This reflects in how usable your product is, how you write your code, and how you work with others.

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.