Full-Time

Corporate Solutions Engineer

Posted on 11/11/2024

Postman

Postman

1,001-5,000 employees

API development and collaboration platform

Enterprise Software
Healthcare

Compensation Overview

$140k - $180kAnnually

+ Equity Package

Entry, Junior

Remote in USA

Category
Solution Engineering
Sales & Solution Engineering
Required Skills
Git
Development Operations (DevOps)
Requirements
  • 1+ years of corporate sales/solutions engineering experience required
  • 2+ years of software development experience
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Customer-facing experience and comfortable engaging all levels of technologists including individual developers, QA, product, and engineering leaders
  • Experience engaging senior management and executive audiences to convey Postman's value proposition
  • Capable of forging deep, long-lasting relationships with Corporate customers
  • Strong understanding of APIs, and experience with producing and consuming with APIs across different domains
  • Strong understanding of modern development methodologies and DevOps with an appreciation of the software development life cycle
  • Comfortable with the enterprise SaaS sales process and common security concerns of cloud services
  • Experience executing enterprise sales strategies and sales methodologies like MEDDIC, Challenger Sale, Command of the Message, etc.
  • Excellent listener that seeks to understand what a customer is trying to achieve rather than pre-supposing solutions
  • Familiar with typical developer tooling: IDEs, Git, CI/CD, monitoring services, microservices, containers, cloud computing services, etc.
  • Fast learner, excited and willing to learn new technology on an ongoing basis
  • Loves teamwork and collaboration in a fast-paced environment
  • Great communication skills (presentation, verbal and written)
  • Remote work friendly, with the ability to travel
Responsibilities
  • Help drive corporate sales by nurturing prospects and supporting Corporate customers
  • Conduct discovery, qualification, technical demos, and proof of value workshops with prospective customers looking to shift to an API-first development culture
  • Handle Postman technical questions or objections and provide solutions or workarounds to address customer needs
  • Understand deeply our customers workflows today and how they can adopt API-first development best practices
  • Share customer feedback with appropriate teams and provide general customer advocacy
  • Remain up-to-date with the competitive landscape, current trends, and challenges in the API market
  • Create proof of concept integrations, tooling, and workflows as needed to support prospective customers
  • Maintain and develop customer sandbox environments and best practices of working with the product
  • Act as a technical intermediary between sales and other teams to best fit our customers needs

Postman provides a platform for API development that helps developers and organizations design, test, document, and monitor APIs. The platform allows teams to collaborate effectively by sharing and managing APIs, making the development process more efficient. Postman operates on a subscription model with different pricing tiers for individual developers, small teams, and large enterprises, while also offering a free tier to attract new users. Unlike many competitors, Postman has played a significant role in supporting critical data exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing API collections for healthcare professionals and government agencies. The goal of Postman is to streamline API development and enhance collaboration among development teams.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$422.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

18%

2 year growth

57%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Postman's acquisition of Orbit enhances community engagement and user retention.
  • The release of Postman v11 boosts developer productivity and streamlines API development.
  • Growing use of generative AI tools in API development presents a market opportunity.

What critics are saying

  • Rapid adoption of AI tools by competitors may increase market competition for Postman.
  • Integration of Orbit's features may not align with Postman's platform, risking user dissatisfaction.
  • Saturation of the API management market could challenge Postman's differentiation efforts.

What makes Postman unique

  • Postman offers a comprehensive API development environment for developers and enterprises.
  • The platform supports API-first development, automated testing, and streamlined collaboration.
  • Postman's subscription model caters to individual developers, small teams, and large enterprises.

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Benefits

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

Dental Insurance.

Disability Insurance.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life Insurance.

Mental Health Care.

Occupational Accident Insurance.

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