5h ago
Staff Engineer, Desktop Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
$250,000-$350,000 / year
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💼 About This Role
You'll join the Postman Client Platform team and lead the technical direction of our Electron-based desktop application used by over 40 million developers. You'll shape its architecture, performance, and security while serving as the technical anchor. This is an IC-first role where you'll design and build every day.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Own the architecture for Postman's Electron-based desktop application.
- Design and implement core desktop features including installers and auto-updates.
- Improve performance across desktop platforms from startup time to memory usage.
- Drive security best practices for Electron apps including sandboxing and safe updates.
📋 Requirements
- Proven track record building cross-platform desktop applications as Staff, Principal, or Lead engineer.
- Deep expertise with Electron, Node.js, and modern web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, React).
- Strong understanding of cross-platform packaging, auto-update systems, and OS-level integration (Windows, macOS, Linux).
- Experience improving performance and security in large-scale desktop applications.
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