Job Description
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
- Play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful planning, coordination, and execution of software releases.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product engineering, quality, and platform engineering, to facilitate the timely and efficient delivery of software updates to users.
- Plan and execute software releases by interfacing with all stakeholder functions of a release, such as the engineering managers, program managers, and product managers.
- Own the release management lifecycle, which includes scheduling, coordinating and managing releases across the organization by measuring progress and mitigating risks affecting the release in scope, quality and schedule.
- Own, maintain, and report on release content and artifacts via release plans and release retrospectives.
- Conduct and report release readiness reviews along with reviewing go-live blockers.
- Manage critical information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, delivery units and notification lists.
- Work closely with the engineering teams to continuously improve the release process by providing collaboration, information management tools, and close integration with CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment) systems.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5 years of progressive experience in DevOps or Software Release.
- Work experience to include: (1) 5 years of experience in Release Management. (2) 3 years of experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). (3) 2 years of experience with Program or Project Management. (4) 2 years of experience with Version Control and CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment).
- Any and all experience may be gained concurrently.
- 40 hrs./wk.
- Salary: $164,715 to $177,000 per year.
- Address of employment: Postman, Inc. located at One Market Plaza, 1 Market Street, Steuart Tower, Suite 0800, San Francisco, CA 94105. Employer offers optional hybrid work from home within commuting distance to the office.
How to Apply
Interested candidates must email resumes to Postman, Inc. at [email protected] referencing Job Code #RR-0120.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This role is based in San Francisco, California, and we are offering a wage range of $164,715 to $177,000 per year, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition to our pay-on-performance philosophy, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend.
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 embrace a hybrid work model. For all roles based out of San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, Tokyo, Bangalore, Hyderabad, London, 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 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.
