Staff Security Engineer, Postman
$250-350k
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office
Collaboration platform for API development
Open for applications
Collaboration platform for API development
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$250-350k
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify each step of building an API and streamline collaboration to help create better APIs—faster.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a deep understanding of security principles, cloud technologies, and product security best practices
- 15+ years in a security architecture role with a focus on software products and platforms
- Experience working within fast-paced, cloud-native environments
- Proven experience with securing distributed systems, microservices, and APIs
- Demonstrated knowledge of security frameworks, industry standards, and regulations (EX: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR)
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps principles and integration of security within CI/CD pipelines
- In-depth knowledge of cloud security best practices on the following platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- Strong ability to communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and operations teams
- Proven leadership in driving security initiatives and integrating security into product development lifecycles
Desirable
- Experience with API security, including OAuth, JWT, and OpenID Connect
- Knowledge of container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with security automation tools and methodologies (e.g., SAST, DAST, RASP)
- Technical industry certifications such as OSCP, GPEN etc
What the job involves
- As a Staff Security Engineer at Postman, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and evolving the security architecture across Postman’s product lines
- You will work closely with product teams, engineering, and DevOps to integrate security into the architecture, ensuring robust protection against threats
- Security Architecture Design: Collaborate with product teams to maintain a security architecture framework that supports the secure deployment of Postman products and services. This includes in advising GRC / Legal on Security policies
- Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment: Lead threat modeling and risk assessment to identify security vulnerabilities in existing and new systems. Recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
- Technology Review & Evaluation: Evaluate new technologies and architectures from a security perspective, ensuring they meet security requirements
- Security Strategy: Contribute to the development of long-term security strategy and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with product goals and business objectives
- Incident Response: Work closely with the SOC to understand gaps in product architecture
- Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor and provide guidance to junior security engineers and architects on security architecture principles and best practices
Our take
Postman is a SaaS collaboration platform designed to streamline API development teams. APIs serve as the backbone for communication and data sharing across numerous applications, playing a pivotal role in today's device-centric landscape. The platform offers tools for testing, version control, and documentation, ensuring the efficient production of APIs.
Initially founded in Bangalore, Postman has since relocated its headquarters to San Francisco. With a prestigious clientele including X, Shopify, and Intuit, the platform boasts over 15M developers worldwide. Postman actively engages with the API developer community through various initiatives, such as hosting hackathons with enticing cash prizes.
The growing reliance on APIs to fuel digital transformation, compounded by the widespread shift to remote work and digitalization, underscores their critical importance. Moreover, the sensitive nature of APIs, given the data they transmit and the potential security risks, accentuates the need for robust development practices. Hence, Postman has thrived as companies seek to develop secure APIs efficiently to meet evolving demands.
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Company benefits
- Health care: Based on where you're located and the plans available there, you can have up to 100% of your and your family's premium costs covered by Postman, or receive a generous monthly allowance to supplement existing medical coverage
- Unlimited PTO: All full-time Postman employees have unlimited paid time off (PTO). We strongly encourage everyone to exercise this benefit to ensure that personal and work lives remain well-balanced, healthy, and fully charged. Your body, mind, spirit, and loved ones will appreciate it!
- Supporting healthy meals: We want to ensure you eat healthy each day. It's why we provide a taxable monthly stipend so that you can be nourished throughout the week
- Play well, be well: We're serious about your wellness. Whether it's a boxing club membership, hula classes, or a longboard, we're here to cheer you on to get out and get moving. We'll reimburse you for activities and items that bring you joy through our wellness and fitness program
- A room with a view: We want you set up for success! To help make your home office comfortable, we'll provide a one-time reimbursement for your office set-up and headphones. Internet and phone costs are also reimbursable on a monthly basis
- Career development: We support your career development by providing access to unlimited courses on Udemy and a book allowance. Enhance and uplevel your skills, and even learn something completely new!
Company values
- Create with curiosity: We repeatedly ask, “Why?” and challenge best practices. Asking “Why?” and “Why not?” is how we start each experimental journey, with a willingness to fail until we succeed. At Postman, no star is too far to shoot for
- Earn trust: We seek input first and listen before taking action. We're always open to perspectives because a diversity of thought and discussion improves our chances of discovering the best solutions
- Embrace constraints: We see constraints as an opportunity to be creative and resourceful with the people and tools we have available to us
- Win together: We count on each other, always offer help, and focus on solutions. We are a hybrid workplace spanning the globe, but Postmanauts are part of a tight, trusting community that appreciates each person's contributions toward Postman's mission
- Own & deliver: We learn from our mistakes and adapt with ease. We push ourselves to take bold but smart risks, and we celebrate failures for the learnings we gain as a result
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Abhinav Asthana
(CEO)They began their career as CTO of BITS360, which they co-founded in 2007, before co-founding Grayscale Design and TeliportMe. They used this entrepreneurial experience to co-found Postman in October 2014, aiming to simplify API development.
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