Engineering Manager, Cloud platform - Bangalore
Who Are We?
Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 25 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on Twitter via @getpostman.
P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.
Postman, a global leader in API development and testing, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Engineering Manager to join our innovative team in Bangalore. As a crucial member of the Platform Team, you will play a key role in supporting and enhancing multi-region cloud architectures deployed in public clouds using Kubernetes, contributing to the success of our wider engineering organization.
About the Role:
As an Engineering Manager for the Cloud Platform team at Postman, based in Bangalore, you will lead a team responsible for building and scaling Postman’s microservice-based architecture. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable and reliable microservices that power Postman’s API platform, which serves millions of developers worldwide.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead a team of highly skilled engineers to build and scale microservices that power Postman’s cloud platform.
- Drive the architectural direction of the platform, ensuring services are secure, resilient, and scalable.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement best practices for microservice development, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
- Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring high-quality code and quick turnaround times.
- Support the team in developing reusable platform components and services that empower other engineering teams across the organization.
- Actively contribute to improving engineering practices, addressing technical debt, and driving operational excellence.
- Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to prioritize projects and ensure timely delivery.
- Mentor, grow, and develop your engineering team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance environment.
About You:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or engineering management role.
- Proven experience in designing, building, and scaling microservices in a cloud-native environment.
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in building distributed systems and microservices.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure), Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation tools.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and building scalable, secure, and reliable systems.
- Experience working with teams across different time zones and driving projects with distributed teams.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to have :
- Experience with public APIs, API lifecycle management, and related cloud technologies.
- Familiarity with modern monitoring, observability, and incident management tools.
Join us in building a world-class cloud platform that accelerates API development and delivers value to millions of developers worldwide!
Our Values
At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.
What Else?
We offer competitive salaries, benefits and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team. Enjoy full medical coverage, unlimited PTO, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. If you have little ones in your family, the creche allowance can help in supporting your work-life balance. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves. Why don’t you get along with us on the voyage of learning adventures?