Postman · 5 days ago
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$220K/yr - $240K/yr
6+ years expPostman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 40 million developers and 500,000 organizations. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will build innovative products from scratch while collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to solve real-world problems with APIs.
Developer APIsDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Responsibilities
Work closely with strategic customers and internal teams to deeply understand high-value problems
Design and build full-stack applications, integrations, and tools that solve real-world use cases with APIs at the center
Rapidly prototype solutions, validate impact, and iterate quickly based on user feedback
Own end-to-end technical execution — from architecture and infrastructure to frontend and backend development
Act as a trusted technical advisor and partner to customers, helping them unlock the full power of Postman
Collaborate with Postman’s product and engineering teams to influence roadmap based on field learnings
Help define and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering function from the ground up
Travel Requirement: 20–30%, based on customer engagement needs. This may include on-site visits for strategy, discovery, deployment, support meetings
Qualification
Required
Have 6+ years of professional experience as a full-stack or backend engineer
Are customer-obsessed and energized by solving real problems with high business impact
Have experience working directly with customers or in consultative roles (e.g., solutions engineering, CTO-as-a-service, technical consulting)
Are a strong generalist with proficiency in Node.js, Python, or similar backend languages, and React/Next.js or similar for the frontend
Have experience building and shipping cloud-based applications (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Enjoy ambiguity and thrive in fast-paced, 0→1 environments
Are excited about building systems and practices that can scale with a rapidly growing company
Preferred
Experience with AI Agents, API Platforms is a plus
Startup or founding team experience is a big plus
Benefits
Full medical coverage
Flexible PTO
Wellness reimbursement
Monthly lunch stipend
Wellness programs
Frequent and fascinating team-building events
Donation-matching program
Company
Postman
Postman is a software company that offers a platform for the users to design, develop, test, and organize custom APIs.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (22)
2024 (6)
2023 (4)
2022 (5)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$433MKey Investors
Insight PartnersCRVNexus Venture Partners
2021-08-18Series D· $225M
2020-06-11Series C· $150M
2019-06-19Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
Abhinav Asthana
Founder and CEO
Abhijit Kane
Co-Founder
Recent News
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