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Senior Engineering Manager, API Catalog

Postman
Location
Cupertino, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States
Posted
19 days ago
Department
Product Engineering
Salary
$280,000 to $320,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years leading engineering teams.
  • Depth in solving hard technical problems personally, not just overseeing projects.
  • Experience scaling a validated product from 1 to 10 for large organizations.
  • Production ownership of an enterprise integration surface with multiple third-party providers.
  • Demonstrated ability to ship work that depends on teams you don't manage.
  • Experience leading a senior-heavy team, focusing on elevating strong engineers.
Nice to have
  • API gateway technologies and cloud provider control-plane APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure), plus Kubernetes.
  • CI/CD systems and developer workflow tooling knowledge.
  • Experience with analytical datastores supporting customer-facing reporting.
  • Familiarity with event-driven and asynchronous API technologies, particularly Kafka.
  • Governance, audit, or compliance reporting experience for enterprise buyers.
What the job really is

As a Senior Engineering Manager for Postman's API Catalog, you will lead a senior engineering team focused on enhancing the API Catalog product, which serves as a system of record for managing APIs across large enterprises. Your responsibilities include managing team dynamics, driving technical direction, and ensuring successful collaboration with other teams to meet product goals. You will also oversee the engineering roadmap, balancing enterprise commitments and connector breadth while maintaining production reliability.

Benefits
  • Full medical coverage
  • Flexible PTO
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Monthly lunch stipend
  • Wellness programs
  • Team-building events
Things to weigh
  • In-office work is required 5 days a week for most roles, which may not suit all candidates.
  • The role focuses on managing existing products rather than product discovery, which may limit innovation opportunities.
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