Head of Engineering; Customer Journey and Monetization Cupertino, California S

Who Are We?

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. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners.

Identity and Access Management team is responsible for creating a secure, reliable and seamless Identity Management Platform for all the Postman users. This is the team behind authenticating and authorizing every request that reaches Postman space. Postman’s Identity Interface is the gateway to access a plethora of Postman’s services while enabling users to connect with peers to collaboratively perform work.

We are looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to build the next generation of our Identity Enterprise platform. You will lead multiple teams within Identity Engineering, designing, implementing, and running critical tier 0 services for the company.

The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with attention to detail and a relentless drive for quality, balancing short‑term needs with long‑term objectives, building and motivating high‑performing teams, and being a generous listener to teammates and peers alike.

We value transparency, honesty, inclusivity, and delivering the absolute best experience for our users.

This role will be based out of our Bay Area office - no remote.

• Understand the broader vision of Postman and onboard the team to work towards achieving it collaboratively, keeping the highest engineering standards.
• Identify and own end‑to‑end problem space (product features, end‑user experience, technology and business), provide multi‑quarter roadmaps to the team, embrace constraints and prioritize effectively.
• Foster the growth and advancement of the team by engaging in discussions with team members regarding career development, ensuring their progression aligns with the long‑term vision and broader business requirements.
• Comprehend and highlight the critical importance to the business, define and take ownership of the roadmap, project milestones, and effectively communicate key information to stakeholders.
• Plan and lead the IAM standard initiatives and protocols such as OAuth
  2.0, OIDC, SCIM, SAML and related role engineering; implement standardized formats meeting cross‑functional RBAC needs for the platform.
• Empower the product with seamless, secure and reliable methods of customer onboarding by enabling broader integration areas of user and team management.

• 8+ years of experience developing complex, distributed software applications at Postman’s scale.
• 4+ years of experience in people management and building cohesive teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and focus on team orientation. Ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and written) with a wide range of people.
• Has a point of view and is comfortable with prior experience in collaborating and respectfully challenging other stakeholders.

• Good understanding of auth products, protocols and methods (OAuth, SAML, OIDC, etc.).
• Previous experience with User/Team management, role engineering, access control.

The role is based in the greater San Francisco area, and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $ to $ plus a competitive equity package.

Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Our wellness programs help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. We host frequent team‑building events and support the causes you care about through a donation‑matching program.

We embrace a hybrid work model: for all roles based out of the Bay Area and other locations, employees are expected to come into the office 3 days a week to foster collaboration and trust.

We create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about success and failure. Our inclusive culture ensures everyone is valued equally, and we are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

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 identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. We do not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes.