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Postman is the world’s leading API platform used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500000 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 offices in Boston New York Austin Tokyo London and Bangalore - where Postman 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.
As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Cloud Platform team you will play a key role in building the core systems and services that power Postman’s internal platform. You’ll help create new backend services that manage how we deploy scale and operate our infrastructure and product services leveraging Java Spring Boot and Hibernate (JPA) on top of cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes ArgoCD Istio and Terraform.
This role is highly impactful: the systems you build will be used across Postman engineering enabling faster delivery better scalability and a stronger developer experience. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to open source shaping tools that extend beyond Postman’s boundaries.
What You’ll Do- Design and develop backend services in Java and Spring Boot to support Postman’s internal Cloud Platform.
- Architect new services that manage service deployment lifecycle and scaling across Kubernetes clusters.
- Implement GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) to support continuous delivery.
- Integrate with cloud-native tooling such as Istio Helm and Terraform.
- Apply strong software engineering practices: testing code reviews CI/CD and documentation.
- Drive innovation by contributing to open-source projects where applicable.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Cloud Architects DevOps engineers and product teams to align solutions with business needs.
- Ensure performance reliability and scalability of services that run at Postman’s scale.
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development.
Strong expertise in Java Spring Boot and Hibernate (JPA).
Proven experience designing and maintaining APIs and distributed backend services.
Familiarity with Kubernetes Argo Istio and Terraform.
Strong understanding of software design principles (scalability extensibility resilience).
Experience with build and testing tools (Gradle Maven JUnit).
Proficiency with Git and Gitflow workflows.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong security mindset and awareness of compliance frameworks.
The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $210000 to $240000 plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills qualifications and experience.
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 value in person collaboration. We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area Boston Austin Tokyo and London. For roles based in Bangalore employees currently work in the office three days a week and will transition to five days per week by the end of the year. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce leadership team and peers. The benefits of our in office model will be shared knowledge brainstorming sessions communication and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.
Our ValuesAt 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 opportunityPostman 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.
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Postman is the world’s leading API platform used by more than 40 million developers and 500000 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.
Why Work With Us
We are a hybrid workplace and diversity-focused company. We hire and retain the best talent from around the globe. We offer a carefully curated blend of world-class benefits so that you can maintain a healthy work-life balance and peace of mind. Your loved ones will thank you for joining us!
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Date Posted
04/20/2026
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