Technical Lead, (Backend) API Builder
Our customers are doing more and more astounding things with the Postman product every day, and as a result, we are growing rapidly.
About the Team
The API Builder team anchors product workflows for the Postman API Platform. We study how different teams (including Postman’s own product teams!) build and maintain APIs. The team builds solutions or integrates with the large and growing ecosystem of tools in various phases of the API lifecycle - including design, documentation, development, monitoring, and versioning. Our aim is to enable all API teams to be more productive while building higher-quality APIs.
What you'll be doing:
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Lead technical strategy and implementation for various team initiatives.
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Contribute to the development of APIs and products while working with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Support and Product, Quality, Security, and Platform Engineers.
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Own and improve the technical maturity (reliability, scalability, resilience, and quality) of systems and the product.
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Design & build any additional internal tooling required to ease the development & maintenance of the product.
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On-board, mentor, and off-board developers; play a key role in hiring and growing the team. Perform code reviews and play a part in guiding team members through their technical growth.
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Identify areas for and champion initiatives around architectural improvement.
About You:
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5+ years of experience developing complex, distributed software applications at Postman’s scale
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You have a product-oriented mindset and empathy for the users.
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Proficient with Javascript, Node.js, React, and a strong understanding of web fundamentals.
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Past experience working on API platforms and developer tools is a big plus.
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Proven record of building & products from scratch.
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You have a point of view and are comfortable collaborating and respectfully challenging other stakeholders in and outside the team.
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You enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams.