Senior Backend Engineer, Observability

Postman; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Monthly lunch stipend

Donation-matching program

Job summary

Postman is seeking a high-ownership infrastructure engineer in San Francisco to enhance their backend infrastructure, focusing on time-series network traffic. The role requires 7+ years of experience and involves collaborating with teams to address technical challenges.

The role offers a competitive base salary between $210,000 to $240,000 and a range of benefits, including medical coverage and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience shipping production-grade software.
• Experience scaling large-scale software systems.
• Strong communication skills with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend infrastructure for real-time network traffic.
• Build AI algorithms to analyze network data.
• Take ownership of the engineering roadmap for backend infrastructure.

Skills

Large-scale software systems

API development

AI algorithms

Communication skills

Job description

The Opportunity

With Postman Insights, our vision is to help all developers more quickly find and fix production issues by providing productive dashboards within 15 minutes of a developer signing up for an account. With our first product, we aim to provide the fastest, easiest way to find and fix failing APIs.

We are looking for a high‑ownership, product‑oriented infrastructure engineer to help us scale our product to bigger users. Postman Insights works by watching API traffic at the network level, in real‑time. You’ll get to work on exciting scaling problems, balancing long‑term infrastructure goals with short‑to‑medium term product needs.

What you’ll do

• Design, build, and scale our backend infrastructure to process time‑series network traffic, at large scale, in real‑time.
• Build and maintain AI algorithms to analyze time‑series network data to improve API discovery, metrics, and more.
• Take ownership of the engineering roadmap for the backend infrastructure of Postman Insights, setting the technical direction and priorities.
• Collaborate with documentation and marketing teams to help explain the capabilities and limitations that the infrastructure unlocks.
• Partner with the broader team to make design and architecture decisions for Postman Insights.
• Support the engineering manager in growing the team by contributing to technical planning, onboarding new members, and participating in hiring efforts.

About you

You’re an engineer who thrives on diving into the unknown, collaborating with others, and tackling challenging, complex problems with a can‑do attitude. You have a passion for delivering seamless and delightful experiences to users, no matter how intricate the technical hurdles may be.

As one of the first dedicated engineers in the platform area for Postman Insights, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the foundation of this team. Your work will not only directly impact the success of our platform but also set the stage for expanding the team and scaling our capabilities in this space.

Previous Experience

Must have:

• 7+ years of experience shipping production‑grade software.
• Experience scaling large‑scale software systems.
• Proven ability to work independently, with at least two significant projects where you were either the primary contributor delivering substantial portions of the work and/or led a team of engineers to successfully execute the project.
• Strong communication skills, with a track record of aligning cross‑functional stakeholders and unblocking challenges to meet business objectives.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nice‑to‑have:

• Experience working on an early‑stage product.
• Experience working with time‑series data.
• Experience collaborating with distributed teams across multiple time zones.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $210,000 to 240,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

What Else?

Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, a monthly lunch stipend, wellness programs, frequent team‑building events, and a donation‑matching program. We also provide a flexible schedule and a philosophy of pay‑on‑performance.

Equal opportunity

Postman 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.