Software Engineer II, API scalability & Performance Engineering

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.com or connect with Postman on Twitter 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 :

Postman, as an API platform, has largely been used by the developers to build, test and share the APIs and monitor the API usage. The next logical phase for the developers and testers is to observe and verify how the system behaves under different load profiles. To solve this, Postman launched a Performance Testing product in alpha phase last year.

More details at ​​https://blog.postman.com/postman-api-performance-testing/ 

It was selectively rolled out to developers and enterprises and has gathered larger adoption over time. 

With strong positive feedback from our users, we would like to make this Generally Available (GA) both for App and Cloud.

The team is expanding and this is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of an early stage product development. The team is focused on identifying further use cases for our users and quickly iterating on the product to deliver the highest impact to our users and the business. 

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to massively scale this product, make this available to the existing 4+ million developer network of postman (and beyond) and work towards the monetisation of the same. 

What will you do?

• Scale & develop a team of diverse engineers to build the best-in- class Performance Testing tool
• Design and implement a highly scalable and reliable system that can cater to the needs of the millions of developers performing perf testing on their APIs. 
• Optimize the user experience and performance of the Product by identifying the right initiatives to invest in to scale the product. 
• Raise the bar for engineering standards, tooling and processes.
• Partner with peers in Product, Design & Engineering to craft the best building blocks, guidelines, & standards, & evolve the team’s vision, mission, & strategy.
• Participate in the end-to-end recruiting process, hiring & onboarding exceptional engineering talent.
• Define, measure & own key metrics for the performance of your and your team’s functional areas.
• Motivate & communicate across multiple levels. Bring out the best in the individuals on your team by enabling them to do the best work of their lives.
• Help engineers develop new skills & advance in their careers.

About you :

• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2-8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Java, JavaScript, NodeJS).
• Experience building Microservice architectures.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Lots of smiles

Nice to have :

• Experience building user interfaces with modern web technologies.
• Experience working on standardizing and solving common problems in engineering in a growing company
• Experience with Distributed Systems
• Experience building SaaS applications
• Experience using Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) and building cloud native applications

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.