# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Postman](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/postman)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $250k – $310k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Next.js, AWS, Vercel, System Design, Data Modeling, Performance Optimization, Code Review, Mentorship, Open Source
**Posted:** 2026-06-09

> Staff Software Engineer building APIs, scaling AI infrastructure, and designing developer experiences. Drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate across the stack in TypeScript and Next.js.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Drive system design decisions around data modeling, performance, correctness, and reliability
- Identify scaling bottlenecks before they become problems
- Ensure systems are performant, observable, secure, and resilient under real-world production load across infrastructure (Vercel, AWS, Turbopuffer)
- Mentor engineers through in-depth code reviews and high-level architectural discussions
- Partner closely with product designers, backend, and frontend engineers working in TypeScript and Next.js to define polished interfaces and slick user experiences

## Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to solve technical problems with customers
- Experience building open source
- Strong taste and focus on developer experience as a craft

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience building with TypeScript

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