Head of Forward Deployed Engineering, Postman
$300-350k
+ equity
Occasional travel to customers
5 days a week in office
Collaboration platform for API development
Be an early applicant
Collaboration platform for API development
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$300-350k
+ equity
Occasional travel to customers
5 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
- Have 10+ years of professional experience in engineering leadership and management as a Sr. Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering
- You have operated at the intersection of engineering and innovation and thrive on building zero-to-one technical teams
- Strong technical foundation — capable of reading and writing production code, building APIs, and debugging distributed systems
- Are customer-obsessed and energized by solving real problems with high business impact
- Builder’s mindset: thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and creates process where none exists
- Deep customer empathy and the ability to balance short-term needs with long-term platform evolution
What the job involves
- Postman is looking for a seasoned leader to build and scale our Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) organization
- You will report directly to the Co-Founder of Postman and will be responsible for building and leading a team of high-caliber engineers who embed directly with our most strategic customers, where you will drive the transformation of their business and products
- Lead a Forward Deployed Engineering Team: Establish and scale a team of engineers who work closely with customers to deploy Postman’s solutions in high-impact, real-world environments. Focus on solving complex, mission-critical challenges that go beyond traditional implementation
- Deliver Tangible Business Outcomes for Customers: Collaborate with customers to deliver measurable results, solving challenges that require creativity, adaptability, and a deep understanding of their technical ecosystems
- Develop Bespoke Solutions for Unique Problems: Partner with customers to deeply understand their technical and business requirements, designing and implementing tailored API workflows, system integrations, and custom tools that align with their strategic goals
- Create Reusable Assets and Frameworks: Identify patterns across deployments to develop tools, templates, and methodologies that accelerate future engagements, enabling the team to deliver both bespoke and scalable solutions
- Bridge Product and Customers: Serve as the link between customer needs and Postman’s product development. Translate real-world challenges into actionable feedback for the Product and Engineering teams, driving innovation and ensuring Postman’s offerings meet diverse customer demands
- (Down the line) Drive Industry-Specific Partnerships for Innovative Solutions: Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with leading organizations in emerging fields like AI. Collaborate with these partners to design and deliver API-centric solutions that address unique industry challenges, unlocking new opportunities for innovation and creating mutually beneficial business models with an early-mover advantage
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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