Senior Data Engineer

Who Are We

Postman is the worlds leading API platform used by more than 40 million developers and 500000 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 collaborationenabling 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 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.

About the Team

The Data team enables all functions with the power of data and insights allowing Postman to take high impact data-driven decisions with confidence. The Data Engineering team is responsible for building the performant reliable and secure data platform.

We are looking for a passionate Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Engineering this role you will be responsible for the development of data pipelines and processes to help reach insights faster. You will contribute to empowering Postmanauts with a self-serve analytics platform by working on scalable solutions like AI agents.

What Youll Do

As a Senior Data Engineer at Postman you will play a key role in designing developing and maintaining the next-generation data infrastructure that powers insights and innovation across the company. Youll build systems that ensure data reliability scalability and security enabling teams across Postman to make informed data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities :

Build and Optimize Pipelines : Develop and maintain high-throughput data pipelines using Spark Kafka Airflow and Python ensuring efficient data ingestion processing and delivery.

Architect Scalable Data Systems : Design a resilient cloud-agnostic data platform that operates seamlessly across AWS GCP and Azure with strong automation and observability.

Ensure Security and Compliance : Partner with the security team to implement best practices in data governance access control and compliance ( GDPR SOC 2 etc.).

Lead Technical Initiatives : Own end-to-end delivery from architecture and design to implementation and operations driving high-impact data projects and platform improvements.

Collaborate and Mentor : Work closely with cross-functional teams mentor engineers contribute to code reviews and set standards for engineering excellence.

Maintain and Improve Reliability : Troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues ensuring data quality reliability and performance across all pipelines and systems.

Requirements

You have at least 7 years of experience working and scaling with data pipelines and warehouses.

You have a good understanding of at least one programming language preferably Python and Go.

Experience working with cloud data platforms (e.g. Redshift Databricks Snowflake BigQuery) to enable efficient storage and query performance.

Prior experience in building data applications on top of Kubernetes (Most of our data applications run in EKS ).

Demonstrated skill set in handling and scaling the data stack while keeping it robust and secure.

Have strong problem-solving skills with a bias for action.

Have strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Offer mentorship to junior engineers ensuring best practices and high-quality code standards through code reviews and constructive feedback.

Nice to have

Exposure to orchestration (preferably Airflow) and data quality tools.

Worked on big data processing tools like Spark (on Databricks) or Trino using Delta / Iceberg table formats.

Worked on initiatives that use AI / LLMs to optimize Data Engineering processes.

Worked on realtime data pipelines involving Kafka or any other streaming tools.

This position is based in Hyderabad (Hybrid)

What Else

In addition to Postmans 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. Were 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 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 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.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Apache Hive,S3,Hadoop,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Apache Pig,NoSQL,Big Data,Data Warehouse,Kafka,Scala

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1