Senior Engineering Manager, API Catalog

Postman · Cupertino, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Posted 15 days ago · $280,000 to $320,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open: 15 days
Reposted: No
Salary listed: Yes
Ghost-job risk at Postman: high
Hiring momentum: 138 roles opened in the last 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board: 2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Engineering Manager for Postman's API Catalog, you will lead a senior engineering team focused on enhancing the API Catalog product, which serves as a system of record for managing APIs across large enterprises. Your responsibilities include managing team dynamics, driving technical direction, and ensuring successful collaboration with other teams to meet product goals. You will also oversee the engineering roadmap, balancing enterprise commitments and connector breadth while maintaining production reliability.

Our read on this posting4.4out of 5

benefits: 4/5
freshness: 4/5
career value: 4/5
role clarity: 5/5
pay transparency: 5/5

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What you need

10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years leading engineering teams.
Depth in solving hard technical problems personally, not just overseeing projects.
Experience scaling a validated product from 1 to 10 for large organizations.
Production ownership of an enterprise integration surface with multiple third-party providers.
Demonstrated ability to ship work that depends on teams you don't manage.
Experience leading a senior-heavy team, focusing on elevating strong engineers.

Nice to have

API gateway technologies and cloud provider control-plane APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure), plus Kubernetes.
CI/CD systems and developer workflow tooling knowledge.
Experience with analytical datastores supporting customer-facing reporting.
Familiarity with event-driven and asynchronous API technologies, particularly Kafka.
Governance, audit, or compliance reporting experience for enterprise buyers.

What you get

Full medical coverage
Flexible PTO
Wellness reimbursement
Monthly lunch stipend
Wellness programs
Team-building events

Worth weighing

In-office work is required 5 days a week for most roles, which may not suit all candidates.
The role focuses on managing existing products rather than product discovery, which may limit innovation opportunities.

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Listed by Postman on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.