Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Postman

full-time

Posted on: 9/27/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $220,000 - $240,000 per year

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About the role

Build 0-to-1 products from scratch — innovative, strategic initiatives designed to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue
Be deeply embedded with customers and partners, working at the intersection of product, engineering, and GTM to build high-leverage solutions
Work closely with strategic customers and internal teams to deeply understand high-value problems
Design and build full-stack applications, integrations, and tools that solve real-world use cases with APIs at the center
Rapidly prototype solutions, validate impact, and iterate quickly based on user feedback
Own end-to-end technical execution — from architecture and infrastructure to frontend and backend development
Act as a trusted technical advisor and partner to customers, helping them unlock the full power of Postman
Collaborate with Postman’s product and engineering teams to influence roadmap based on field learnings
Help define and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering function from the ground up
Travel 20–30% for on-site visits for strategy, discovery, deployment, and support meetings

6+ years of professional experience as a full-stack or backend engineer
Startup or founding team experience is a big plus
Customer-obsessed and energized by solving real problems with high business impact
Experience with AI Agents, API Platforms is a plus
Experience working directly with customers or in consultative roles (e.g., solutions engineering, CTO-as-a-service, technical consulting)
Strong generalist with proficiency in Node.js, Python, or similar backend languages
Proficiency in React/Next.js or similar for the frontend
Experience building and shipping cloud-based applications (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Enjoy ambiguity and thrive in fast-paced, 0→1 environments
Excited about building systems and practices that can scale with a rapidly growing company
Travel requirement: 20–30%, based on customer engagement needs

Benefits

pay-on-performance philosophy
flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team
full medical coverage
flexible PTO
wellness reimbursement
monthly lunch stipend
wellness programs to help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health
frequent and fascinating team-building events
donation-matching program
competitive equity package
hybrid work model: employees in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New York expected in-office 3-days a week

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