Senior Software Engineer, Monetization

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by over 30 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 API Platform | Sign Up for Free 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.

About the Team:

The mission of the Monetization team is to establish our product-led packaging, subscription model, and billing and scale them as we expand and grow our business.

Our team is responsible for building robust Billing systems, focusing on payments, renewals, sales tax, and revenue. We also work closely with all the teams to integrate their products with our packaging model thus offering our customers the best features, pricing, and services through self-serve purchases and our Sales channels.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Engineer who will lead our initiatives for a powerful config-driven platform, improving customer purchase experience and working on the internal tools to match the scale of the growth of Postman.

What you'll be doing:

As a Senior Engineer, you will

• Work on our core Billing platform to improve Plans and Add-Ons config, power our Client Infra with config-driven packaging, and have a powerful backend system that can swap between different Payment providers

• Lead the active development of our internal services to introduce new frameworks, optimize the APIs, improve scale and reliability

• Research and plan out new Monetization strategies, introduce Multi-region and multi-currency support, integrate tax services for new regions, and add new Payment Method support

• Empower the sales-driven purchase flows by adding new Admin controls, Discounts, and Credit tracking framework, and provide new custom pricing and subscription models.

• 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.

• Perform code reviews, define Infra guidelines, and advocate better practices for software engineering by mentoring and encouraging others around you to build a quality product

You would be a great fit if you have:

• 6+ years of experience developing complex, distributed software applications at Postman’s scale

• Proficiency in Javascript, Node.js, TypeScript, Mysql, Redis, and essential understanding of React.Js and web fundamentals.

• Strong knowledge of Database fundamentals, especially on the performance aspects such as optimizing queries, schema design, indexing, and caching.

• Strong Infrastructure knowledge including AWS systems, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Automation scripts, and monitoring tools (like Cloudwatch, and Newrelic)

• Proven record of building products and services from scratch and leading teams for new and complex projects

• Prior experience in closely collaborating with and respectfully challenging other stakeholders, such as PM, EM, etc.

• (Bonus) Good understanding of Monetization platforms (Payments, Subscriptions, Taxes, Revenue recognition, Sales Driven purchase contracts, and custom subscriptions)

• You enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams and a track record of getting stuff done under constraints

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?