About the position
Postman is the world's leading API platform, used by more than 35 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 an office in Bangalore, where it 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. The 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 perform work collaboratively. A team of passionate engineers where each day brings new learning.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of secure, reliable and scalable IAM platform components.
- Build and optimize the auth standards and protocols such as OAuth2.0, OIDC, SCIM, SAML and so on.
- Involve in the research areas such as role engineering, session management and implement the standardized formats meeting cross-functional AuthN and AuthZ needs for the platform.
- Empower the product with seamless, secure and reliable methods of enterprise onboarding by enabling broader integration areas of user and team management.
- Contribute to the development of APIs and products while working with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Support and Product, Quality, Security and Platform Engineers.
Requirements
- 3-6 years of experience developing complex, distributed software applications at Postman's scale
- Proficient with Javascript, node.js (or other backend technologies) having familiarity with developing and integrating with microservices.
- Strong understanding of web fundamentals.
- Strong knowledge of Database fundamentals especially on the performance aspects such as optimising queries, schema design, indexing, caching.
Nice-to-haves
- Good understanding of auth products, protocols, methods (OAuth, SAML, OIDC etc.)
- Previous experience with User/Team management, role engineering, access control.
- Enjoy learning and sharing knowledge within and across teams.
- Product oriented mindset and empathy for the users.
Benefits
- Full medical coverage
- Flexible PTO
- Wellness reimbursement
- Monthly lunch stipend
- Creche allowance
- Team-building events
- Donation-matching program
