Senior Backend Engineer, Postman Insights Job at Postman, San Francisco, CA

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  • Postman
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Overview 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 opportunity: As we prepare for GA, we are looking for a high-ownership, product-oriented infrastructure engineer to help us scale Postman Insights for bigger users. Postman Insights watches API traffic at the network level in real time to enable faster discovery and issue resolution. You’ll work on scaling challenges that balance long-term infrastructure goals with short-to-medium term product needs. What you’ll do Design, build, and scale our backend infrastructure to process time-series network traffic, at large scale, in real-time. Build and maintain AI algorithms to analyze time-series network data to improve API discovery, metrics, and more. Take ownership of the engineering roadmap for the backend infrastructure of Postman Insights, setting the technical direction and priorities. Collaborate with documentation and marketing teams to help explain the capabilities and limitations that the infrastructure unlocks. Partner with the broader team to make design and architecture decisions for Postman Insights. Support the engineering manager in growing the team by contributing to technical planning, onboarding new members, and participating in hiring efforts. About you You’re an engineer who thrives on diving into the unknown, collaborating with others, and tackling challenging, complex problems with a can-do attitude. You have a passion for delivering seamless and delightful experiences to users, no matter how intricate the technical hurdles may be. As one of the first dedicated engineers in the platform area for Postman Insights, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the foundation of this team. Your work will directly impact the success of our platform and set the stage for expanding the team and scaling our capabilities in this space. Past experience Must Have 5+ years of experience shipping production-grade software. Experience scaling large-scale software systems. Proven ability to work independently, with at least two significant projects where you were either the primary contributor delivering substantial portions of the work and/or led a team of engineers to successfully execute the project. Strong communication skills, with a track record of aligning cross-functional stakeholders and unblocking challenges to meet business objectives. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nice-to-have Experience working on an early-stage product. Experience working with time-series data. Experience collaborating with distributed teams across multiple time zones. The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $190,000 to 230,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. 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. Our wellness programs help you stay in good physical and mental health. Our team-building events foster connection, and our donation-matching program supports causes you care about. We are building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be their best. At Postman, we embrace a hybrid work model. For roles based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New York, employees are expected to come into the office 3 days a week. This approach balances flexibility, collaboration, and in-person interaction to build trust and share knowledge. Our Values We create with curiosity, value transparency and honest communication about successes and failures. We focus on specific goals that contribute to a larger vision. Our inclusive culture ensures everyone is valued as an important part of the 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 identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Postman

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Temporary work, Work at office, Flexible hours, 3 days per week,

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