Postman

Senior Software Engineer - Fern

Postman$200K — $250K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience with developer experience and a keen sense of taste in building interfaces.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical problem-solving.
  • Bonus: familiarity with TypeScript.

Responsibilities

  • Build APIs that scale efficiently to support growth.
  • Enhance AI infrastructure for performance, reliability, and security.
  • Debug production edge cases with direct customer input.
  • Collaborate across the stack with product designers and frontend engineers.
  • Shape APIs based on customer feedback and ship improvements rapidly.

Benefits

  • Full medical coverage for employees.
  • Flexible PTO to encourage work-life balance.
  • Wellness reimbursement to support health initiatives.
  • Monthly lunch stipend to foster team connections.
  • Comprehensive wellness programs for physical and mental well-being.
  • Regular team-building events to enhance camaraderie.
  • Donation-matching program to support chosen causes.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Fern, you'll build APIs, scale AI infrastructure, and design developer experiences that reach millions of people.
  • Scale infrastructure to keep up with growth: Work on AI systems deployed on Vercel, AWS, and Turbopuffer that must be performant, reliable, and secure under real-world load.
  • Stay close to customers: We work directly with API teams at companies like Nvidia, Twilio, and Square. You'll debug real production edge cases, shape APIs based on customer feedback, and ship improvements quickly.
  • Collaborate across the stack: Partner closely with product designers and frontend engineers working in TypeScript and Next.js to define polished interfaces and slick user experiences.
What We're Looking For
  • You have 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • We're building open source and we care deeply about taste - we're looking for builders that know developer experience is a craft.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to solve technical problems with customers.
  • Bonus: Experience building with TypeScript.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $200,000.00 to $250,000.00, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

What Else?

In addition to Postman's pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. 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.

At Postman we value in person collaboration. We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, Tokyo and London. For roles based in Bangalore, employees currently work in the office three days a week and will transition to five days per week by the end of the year. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our in office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.
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.

About Postman

Postman is a software company that provides a platform for API development. The company's platform allows developers to design, test, and document APIs. Postman's software is used by over 11 million developers worldwide. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Postman
Size
600 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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