Data Engineer

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 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 offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

The Opportunity

The Data team enables all functions with the power of data and insights, allowing Postman to take high impact data-driven decisions with confidence. The Data Engineering team is responsible for building the performant, reliable, and secure data platform.

We are looking for a passionate Data Engineer to join the Data Engineering Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of data pipelines and processes to help reach insights faster. You will contribute to empowering Postmanauts with a self-serve analytics platform by working on scalable solutions like AI agents.

This position is based in Bengaluru.

What You'll Do

• Design and build scalable data pipelines from internal and external sources to serve business needs.
• Continually make enhancements that improve data architecture, making it performant, secure, and easier to maintain (e.g., ETL pipelines in singer-taps, dbt transformations, reverse ETL flows, and BI tools performance).
• Collaborate with analysts and product teams to build agents that can automate workflows and generate insights.
• Actively participates in the code review process, design discussions, and constructively identifies problems and proposes solutions.

• 3-5 years of experience in Data Engineering at Postman’s scale.
• Advanced SQL and proficient with one or more programming languages (Python (preferred), JavaScript, Golang).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud) and their data-related services (Redshift, Databricks and ClickHouse).
• Strong knowledge of data lake fundamentals, especially on the performance aspects.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and detailed specifications.

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, New York City, 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.

Equal opportunity

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.