Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 40 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, 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.
Postman powers the world’s APIs. Our Field Engineering teams help enterprises design, build, test, and manage change across their API programs. We’re hiring an API Governance Specialist to serve as a center‑of‑excellence advisor for our Field org by creating organization-ready governance assets (rulesets, playbooks, guides) and enabling teams to consistently deliver high‑quality APIs across industries and regions.
You’ll collaborate closely with Field CTOs, Forward Deployed Engineers, Professional Services, Solutions Architects, and Product to codify best practices, publish reusable governance assets, and help advise and steer our product evolution with evidence from the field and industry verticals.
What You’ll DoCreate and maintain Spectral rulesets (including custom functions) aligned to Postman Governance and industry standards; maintain versioning, changelogs, and adoption guidance.
Author style guides and governance playbooks that translate standards into pragmatic patterns and anti‑patterns for API producers and reviewers.
Publish reference CI/CD pipelines and workflows that enable pre‑merge linting, automated checks, and policy gates for API designs.
Lead enablement workshops and build internal training/enablement assets to scale governance practices across Field teams globally.
Write executive POVs/white papers and “How to Use Postman” guides in partnership with Field Engineering leaders; ensure content is accessible to architects and executives.
Partner with Product (Governance & Insights) to channel customer feedback, validate use cases, and shape roadmaps for governance and ongoing API quality.
Collaborate across regions (NAMER/EMEA/APAC) to harmonize rulesets and guidance with geography‑specific standards and regulatory contexts.
Deliver vertical governance rulesets and guidance for Financial Services, Telecom, and Healthcare.
Reflect regional standards and regulations in guidance where relevant (e.g., Open Banking/PSD2, FHIR/HIPAA, TM Forum, GDPR/CCPA) without representing compliance auditing.
Equip Field CTOs/FDEs/PS/SAs with reusable assets and messaging to accelerate engagements and improve API quality outcomes.
Influence governance solutions across strategic customer accounts in partnership with Field Engineering leaders.
Publish best‑practice guides/white papers and “How to Use Postman” content adopted by the Field org and customers.
Synthesize customer feedback and use cases into product proposals with clear influence on the Governance & Insights roadmaps.
Standards: OpenAPI 3.x, AsyncAPI, GraphQL, gRPC.
Postman & Governance: Hands‑on with Postman Governance (Spectral v6), Spectral custom functions (ES6/CommonJS), Collections/Workspaces, Collection Runner/Newman, Monitors.
Quality & Observability: Experience defining governance KPIs and feedback loops using Postman Insights (or equivalent), focused on API quality signals.
CI/CD & SCM: GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Jenkins/Bitbucket; Git workflows (PRs, lint‑on‑commit, pre‑merge checks).
Scripting & Automation: Node.js and/or Python; bash/yaml proficiency.
Experience:
3–5 years in API SDLC & governance; 5–10 years software engineering experience in Financial Services, Telecom, or Healthcare.
Experience tailoring governance for regulated environments (e.g., Open Banking/PSD2, FHIR/HIPAA, TM Forum) and large enterprise API programs.
Examples/portfolio of Spectral rulesets and custom functions; samples of style‑guide authorship and enablement assets.
Collaboration & presence: Effective partner to internal Field Engineering leaders; strong written communication for technical and executive audiences.
- Familiar (integration guidance; not core ownership)
API gateways/platforms: Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM.
Cloud & infra context: Terraform basics, Kubernetes concepts, and familiarity with AWS/Azure/GCP.
Operating model: Standalone specialist functioning as a researcher/ specialist/ advisor to Field Engineering (center‑of‑excellence style).
Partners: Field CTOs, FDEs, PS/SAs, and Product/PM.
Intake: Prioritized inputs/asks from Field Engineering leaders; collaborate to set expectations, timelines, and success measures.
- Customer exposure: May join select executive/customer sessions and workshops as needed.
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 embrace a hybrid work model. For all roles based out of San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New York, employees are expected to come into the office 3-days a week. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on balancing flexibility and collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our hybrid office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.
Our ValuesAt 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 opportunityPostman 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.
