Frontend Engineer, Observability
Postman · San Francisco, CA
$170,000–$190,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A frontend engineering role focused on building and iterating the UI for an API observability product still in early-stage development. The work centers on rapid prototyping and weekly UX refinement ahead of a public beta, collaborating with product and design to help developers diagnose API issues quickly. Best suited to someone with 3+ years of frontend experience, strong React/TypeScript skills, and a track record of owning large features independently.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,800 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 5,100–8,800
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title is simply 'Frontend Engineer' with no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ years requirement and scope (iterating on a single product area, not setting org-wide direction) support a Mid-level classification.
React and TypeScript are listed together under 'What You'll Need' as 'modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries (e.g., React, TypeScript)'. The 'e.g.' qualifier means the specific tools are interchangeable substitutes, but the underlying capability is a hard gate; React is emitted as the primary with Angular and Vue as alternatives, and TypeScript is also emitted separately as it is a distinct language requirement commonly paired with React.
The compensation figure ($170,000–$190,000) is described as 'reasonably estimated OTE', which may include a variable/equity component; the base salary alone could be lower.
The role requires substantial Pacific Time Zone overlap and is based in the US, but is not fully remote — Postman enforces a 5-days-in-office policy at its hub locations.
'Experience working on a 0-to-1 product', 'data-intensive UX', and 'shipping B2B products' are listed under 'Nice To Have' and are treated as preferred. 'Data-intensive UX' and 'B2B product development' are the only concrete, nameable preferred signals; '0-to-1 product' experience is a methodology/context rather than a named technology and is omitted per extraction rules.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): B2B product development.
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