Fullstack Job: Software Engineer, (Fullstack) Multi-Protocol

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading collaboration platform for API development. Our app simplifies each step of the API building process and streamlines collaboration. More than 20 million developers and 500,000 organizations worldwide currently use Postman.

Here's a timeline of Postman's journey in becoming an API Platform.

The Opportunity.

The Labs product vertical was set up in early 2021 to facilitate the rapid ideation and iteration of new products and strategies. The core motto of the team is frugality and agility – using whatever is available to chip away at outcomes at breakneck speed.

The Multi-Protocol team aims to build support for various API protocols, such as our recent additions of WebSocket and gRPC.

Recommended reading

• Stages of the API lifecycle: The 8-Point API Lifecycle Blueprint | Postman Blog
• How we built gRPC: How We Built It: gRPC support

What You'll Do.

• Conceptualize, build and experiment with new products that will impact millions of people around the world.
• Build support for new protocols and extend the capabilities of our existing protocols (HTTPS, gRPC, WebSockets, etc).
• Build functional prototypes and tools focused on improving developer productivity.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering functions within a small, close-knit team.
• Contribute to a plethora of internal and external open-source projects.

About You.

• You have 2+ years of experience building and shipping products.
• Ability to build a feature from scratch and drive it to completion.
• You're comfortable working on 0-1 problems, especially when things are vague.
• You have a "validate first and perfect later" mentality.
• You are curious and excited about how things work under the hood.

Nice to Have.

• Background working with gRPC, WebSockets, or other API protocols
• Experience in building 0-1 solutions.

Benefits.

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. (Yes, seriously. We want you to eat well wherever you're at.) Plus, our wellness program will help you stay healthy from your location with fitness-related reimbursements. Our frequent and fascinating virtual 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, and we want you to be part of it. Join us; Why Dontcha?

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