Engineering Manager, Fern Docs

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 - where Postman 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.

P.S: We highly recommend reading

The "API-First World" graphic novel

to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

What You’ll Do

Lead and grow the Docs engineering team building our developer-facing documentation platform

Player/coach role: write code where stakes are highest, review architecture, and set technical direction alongside Staff Engineers

Own execution, quality, and team health across a TypeScript/Next.js stack hosted on Vercel

Talk directly to

customers

, gather feedback, and drive product improvements from real-world developer pain

Mentor engineers, hold a high quality bar, and help people grow

About You

You'll Be A Good Fit If You Have

10+ years in software engineering, preferably in a startup environment

Hands-on with TypeScript, Next.js, and modern frontend infrastructure

Track record of shipping with and through teams — not just managing from a distance

Have recruited strong engineers and know what great looks like

Clear communicator, organized, comfortable with ambiguity and fast decisions

Excited to be technically engaged, not just a people manager

We look for engineering managers who love working on hard real-world problems and stay hands-on as technical contributors. Our managers lead by example, mentor and develop others while managing our core services. This role requires active technical contributions together with people management.

Nice-to-have

Familiarity with API development, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and container orchestration (Kubernetes).

Prior experience working in a SaaS or cloud-based environment.

A passion for building systems that prioritize scalability, performance, and operational excellence.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $250,000 to $290,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

What Else?

In addition to Postman's pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves.

At Postman we value in person collaboration. We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, New York City, Tokyo and London. For roles based in Bangalore, employees currently work in the office three days a week and will transition to five days per week by the end of the year. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our in office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.

Our Values

At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

Equal Opportunity

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 perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.