Technical Support Engineer, Austin

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 helps developers build an API‑first world by simplifying every step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration. 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.

We seek a Technical Support Engineer to join our team and deliver excellent service for a leading global SaaS company with millions of users. You will engage with customers, both technical and non‑technical, on a personal level, across multiple support channels—including phone support. Familiarity with key languages like JavaScript, Node.js and PHP is highly valued. Even if you don’t meet all the requirements, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those without customer‑facing experience.

Location requirement: This role is open to candidates based in Austin, TX or New York, NY
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Timezone alignment: This role is aligned to US Eastern Time (ET).

• Becoming a technical expert on the Postman platform
• Taking ownership of customer‑reported issues and seeing problems through to resolution
• Researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and identifying solutions to resolve customer issues
• Working with engineering, product and customer teams to ensure speedy resolution
• Streamlining processes, running experiments, building/maintaining internal tools, building proofs‑of‑concepts for users
• Contributing to our FAQs, which serve as our customer’s knowledge base
• Interacting with Postman’s developer community of 15 million+ via our support channels, our public Git Hub issue tracker and the community
• Achieving key metrics around CSAT, responsiveness and # of iterations to a successful resolution
• Providing real‑time customer support via phone (and/or screen‑sharing when appropriate), including triage, troubleshooting, escalation coordination and clear follow‑ups in writing
• Participating in weekend coverage to support customers outside of standard weekday hours, ensuring consistent responsiveness and handoffs across a globally distributed team

• 2+ years of experience doing technical product support for a modern/SaaS product
• Previous experience with API development / SaaS products
• Excellent client‑facing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very comfortable with technical concepts, great analytical skills, and can explain how Postman works to a range of audiences
• Familiarity with software products in general, basics of networking, fundamentals of REST APIs and how the web works
• Able to work asynchronously with a globally‑distributed team
• Familiarity with support platforms like Jira, Git Hub and Confluence
• Comfortable providing customer support over the phone, including explaining technical concepts live, guiding troubleshooting steps and maintaining a calm, structured approach during high‑urgency issues
• Able to work standard hours aligned to US Eastern Time (ET)
• Participate in weekend coverage as part of the role (via a rotating schedule or shifted week); timing and frequency may evolve as the team grows

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $67,400 to $91,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience.

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. Our wellness programs help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. Frequent team‑building events keep you connected, while a donation‑matching program supports the causes you care about.

For all roles based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, Tokyo, Bangalore, Hyderabad, London and New York, employees are expected…