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title: "The Postman Leader Program Sam Gabbard | Postman"
description: "The Postman Leader Program recognizes and rewards individuals who go above and beyond to educate and empower the Postman community."
url: https://www.postman.com/community/leader-program/sam-gabbard/
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# The Postman Leader Program Sam Gabbard | Postman

> The Postman Leader Program recognizes and rewards individuals who go above and beyond to educate and empower the Postman community.

## Spotlighting our Postman Leaders | Sam Gabbard

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## Sam Gabbard

PayPal, Senior Software Engineer

I'm a Senior Software Engineer focused on developer experience and API tooling. I work on improving how developers discover, integrate, and build with APIs, and I'm passionate about making APIs intuitive, reliable, and easy to adopt through better tooling and documentation.

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### API Network

Explore Sam's contributions on the Postman Public API Network.

[Visit API Network](https://www.postman.com/paypal/paypal-public-api-workspace/overview/)

### Sam's Workspace

Check out Sam's Postman Profile to see what he's working on!

[Visit Sam's workspace](https://www.postman.com/paypal/)

### Connect on LinkedIn

Connect with Sam on LinkedIn to follow his work on developer experience and API tooling.

[Connect on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-gabbard/)

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## The Postman Leader Program

The Postman Leader Program recognizes and rewards individuals who go above and beyond to educate and empower the Postman community. Learn more about the program.

[Nominate a Postman Leader](/community/leader-program/#nominate-postman-leader)

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