Product Builder

Postman Postman · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA · Product Engineering

This role is for a Product Builder at Postman, an API platform company. The role focuses on integrating AI-native experiences into the developer workflow, blending product management and engineering. The candidate will own and drive the developer journey with AI, build prototypes, and collaborate with engineering to ship new features. The role requires a strong technical background, experience in B2B SaaS or developer tools, and an interest in AI's impact on software development. Familiarity with AI/ML integrations is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and drive the developer journey, focusing on how AI-native experiences.
  2. Build functional prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate ideas quickly and inform roadmap direction.
  3. Collaborate closely with engineers to shape APIs, workflows, and systems.
  4. Translate business and user goals into developer-friendly product experiences.
  5. Drive adoption of and improve Postman’s suite of products.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in engineering or a hybrid PM/engineering role at a B2B SaaS or developer tools company.
  • Strong technical background; you’ve built or contributed to real web apps, APIs, or systems.
  • Experience building prototypes or proof-of-concepts (React, Node.js, or similar).
  • A strong grasp of developer workflows and how tools fit into them.
  • A bias toward action and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to move ideas forward.
  • Interest in how AI is changing the way software is built.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work across design, engineering, and leadership teams.

Nice to have

  • Previous founder or early-stage startup experience.
  • Experience with developer tools, SDKs, or API platforms.
  • Familiarity with AI or ML integrations (OpenAI, LangChain, vector databases, etc.).
  • Experience thinking across the full customer and business journey, not just features.

What the JD emphasized

  • engineer first
  • bias toward action
  • roll up your sleeves
  • Interest in how AI is changing the way software is built
  • Familiarity with AI or ML integrations
  • Deeply engage in the building process
  • don't treat this like a traditional PM role
  • Drive impact
  • avoid getting stuck in the implementation details
  • Focus on major workflow improvements
  • Don't lose touch with developer needs
  • Don't wait for direction
  • Create clarity and momentum

Other signals

  • AI-native developer companion
  • AI-first world
  • integrates deeply into every part of the development workflows
  • shape how developers experience Postman in an AI-first world
  • blends product management, engineering, and customer empathy
  • comfortable writing a spec and making a PR as you are building a prototype
  • imagine, prototype, and ship new experiences
  • technical skills to accelerate product learning and delivery
  • engineer first who enjoys solving business problems
  • bias to action to meet customer needs
  • Own and drive the developer journey, focusing on how AI-native experiences
  • Build functional prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate ideas quickly and inform roadmap direction
  • Translate business and user goals into developer-friendly product experiences
  • Interest in how AI is changing the way software is built
  • Familiarity with AI or ML integrations (OpenAI, LangChain, vector databases, etc.)