Senior Frontend Engineer, Postman
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$181.1-244.9k
Salary based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Collaboration platform for API development
Job no longer available
Collaboration platform for API development
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$181.1-244.9k
Salary based in the San Francisco Bay Area
More information about location
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
- Possess strong implementation skills, with the ability to produce vast amounts of functional code
- Thrive in a scrappy environment, always eager to determine the most efficient way to develop the next feature
- Have a keen product sense, deeply understanding user needs and collaborating effectively with product and design teams
- Move at a rapid pace, excited about the prospect of weekly iterations with alpha users
- Excellent communication skills are a must, especially as a remote-first team member and the sole frontend specialist
- Experience working with data-heavy frontends is strongly preferred. Our product displays a lot of data and we want to provide the best possible developer experience
- 5+ years of experience would be a plus
What the job involves
- Design, develop, and optimize frontend systems to enhance the user interface and overall user experience
- Collaborate closely with backend teams to ensure frontend considerations are integrated into backend design and architecture decisions
- Prototype and iterate with alpha users on a weekly basis, ensuring rapid feedback incorporation
- Work in tandem with the product lead and designer to devise well-scoped frontend projects that align with user objectives
- Drive the developer experience, ensuring it remains a pivotal aspect of our roadmap
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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Insights
51% employee growth in 12 months
Company
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 HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Abhinav Asthana
(Founder & 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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