Software Engineer

Who you are

• You have 5+ years of experience building complex backend or distributed systems at scale
• Proficient with Javascript, node.js, React.Js, and a good understanding of web fundamentals
• Good knowledge of Database fundamentals, especially on the performance aspects such as optimizing queries, schema design, indexing, and caching
• Proven record of building & products from scratch
• (Bonus) Good understanding of auth products, protocols, and methods ( OAuth, SAML, OIDC etc.)
• You enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams
• You have a product-oriented mindset and empathy for the users

What the job involves

• Identity and Access Management team is responsible for creating a secure, reliable and seamless Identity Management Platform for all the Postman users. This is the team behind authenticating and authorizing every request that reaches Postman space
• Postman's Identity Interface is the gateway to access a plethora of Postman's services while enabling users to connect with peers to perform work collaboratively. A team of passionate engineers where each day brings new learning
• Build and optimize the auth standards and protocols such as OAuth2.0, OIDC, SCIM, SAML and so on
• Contribute to the development of secure, reliable and scalable IAM platform components
• Be involved in research areas such as role engineering, session management, and implement standardized formats meeting cross-functional AuthN and AuthZ needs for the platform
• Contribute to developing APIs and products while working with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Support and Product, Quality, Security and Platform Engineers
• Utilize your technical and domain expertise to help architect the solution and facilitate cross-squad knowledge sharing on best practices
• Design & build any additional internal tooling required to ease the development & maintenance of the product
• Contribute to creating a cohesive identity framework for postman.ai, Postman’s forward-looking AI product suite

Benefits

• Health care: Based on where you're located and the plans available there, you can have up to 100% of your and your family's premium costs covered by Postman, or receive a generous monthly allowance to supplement existing medical coverage
• Unlimited PTO: All full-time Postman employees have unlimited paid time off (PTO). We strongly encourage everyone to exercise this benefit to ensure that personal and work lives remain well-balanced, healthy, and fully charged. Your body, mind, spirit, and loved ones will appreciate it!
• Supporting healthy meals: We want to ensure you eat healthy each day. It's why we provide a taxable monthly stipend so that you can be nourished throughout the week
• Play well, be well: We're serious about your wellness. Whether it's a boxing club membership, hula classes, or a longboard, we're here to cheer you on to get out and get moving. We'll reimburse you for activities and items that bring you joy through our wellness and fitness program
• Career development: We support your career development by providing access to unlimited courses on Udemy and a book allowance. Enhance and uplevel your skills, and even learn something completely new!