Postman
Principal Software Engineer, Business Platform
$325K–$375K
San Francisco, CA, US · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of hands-on engineering experience.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Leads the long-term technical vision, architecture, and execution of Postman’s Business Platform, including its agentic identity, authorization, trust, licensing, and monetization capabilities.
What you'll do
- Define the platform’s technical strategy, architecture, and multi-year roadmap; establish standards adopted across teams.
- Guide teams building and operating secure, scalable, reliable tier 0 systems; remain hands-on with prototypes, code, and critical designs.
- Influence company and industry direction through cross-functional leadership, mentoring, and contributions to standards, publications, and events.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
- Deep expertise and recognized thought leadership in identity management, security, or a closely related area, including industry standards.
- Track record of industry influence through standards bodies, open source, publications, or talks.
- Experience setting technical strategy and architecture for large-scale platforms across teams; demonstrated company-level impact and experience running highly available, scalable tier 0 systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI and agentic systems.
Pay
USD $325,250 to $375,000 base salary
Tools
OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, SSO, FIDO, C, C++
AI focus
Lead Postman’s approach to agentic identity, authorization, trust delegation, licensing, and monetization; experience with AI and agentic systems is a strong plus.
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