Staff Software Engineer — API Platform & AI Infra

Postman Fern; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Monthly lunch stipend

Wellness programs

Team-building events

Donation-matching

Job summary

Fern, a Postman Company, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to build APIs, scale AI infrastructure, and craft developer experiences that reach millions of users. You will set technical direction, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with product, backend, and frontend teams using TypeScript and Next.js.

Mentoring engineers and driving durable, scalable systems are core to the role. We offer competitive compensation and equity, with an in-office culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• We value open source work and believe developer experience is a craft.
• Strong written and verbal communication to solve technical problems with customers.

Responsibilities

• Build APIs and scale AI infrastructure for millions of users.
• Design developer experiences that are durable, scalable, and observable.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Collaborate with product designers, backend and frontend teams using TypeScript and Next.js to deliver polished interfaces.

Skills

Software engineering

Open source

Developer experience

TypeScript

Tools

Vercel

Next.js

AWS

Job description

Fern, a Postman Company, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to build APIs, scale AI infrastructure, and craft developer experiences that reach millions of users. You will set technical direction, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with product, backend, and frontend teams using TypeScript and Next.js.

Mentoring engineers and driving durable, scalable systems are core to the role. We offer competitive compensation and equity, with an in-office culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and strong