# Senior Engineer, IAM

**Company:** [Postman](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/postman)
**Location:** Hyderabad, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, Java, Python, Go, Ruby, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, Databases, Caching, Queues, Event-Driven Systems, Authentication, Authorization, RBAC
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Builds and operates backend systems for Postman’s identity and authentication platform, owning projects from design through production and guiding small engineering efforts. The role requires 5+ years of backend or distributed-systems experience plus strong reliability, scalability, observability, and system-design skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve backend systems powering Postman’s identity and authentication platform.
- Own projects end to end, including requirements clarification, technical design, implementation, rollout, and production support.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to scope, build, test, and launch features and platform improvements.
- Improve reliability, scalability, observability, and operational readiness for owned services.
- Make technical trade-offs among speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
- Lead execution for projects involving 2–3 engineers through task breakdown, technical guidance, and code reviews.
- Participate in debugging, incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term production fixes.
- Improve engineering quality through testing, design and code reviews, and strong software engineering practices.
- Partner with management on roadmaps, prioritization, and service-level agreements.
- Promote ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building complex backend or distributed systems at scale.
- Experience designing and operating production systems with strong reliability requirements.
- Ability to own ambiguous problems from idea through production with minimal supervision.
- Experience leading or guiding small groups of engineers.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, networking, data modeling, and system design.
- Ability to write testable, maintainable, understandable code.
- Ability to make and clearly explain architectural and implementation trade-offs.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
- Commitment to production quality, observability, and operational excellence.

## Technical Experience
- Backend technologies such as Node.js, Java, Python, Go, or Ruby.
- Distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
- Microservices at scale.
- Databases, caching, queues, and event-driven systems.
- Testing, monitoring, and incident response.

## Nice to Have
- Authentication, authorization, identity, role-based access control, access control, or security-sensitive systems experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Pay-on-performance philosophy.
- Flexible schedule.
- Full medical coverage.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Wellness reimbursement and programs.
- Monthly lunch stipend.
- Team-building events.
- Donation-matching program.

## Work Arrangement
- Roles based in Bangalore currently work from the office three days per week, transitioning to five days per week by the end of the year.

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