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How (and Why) Postman Engineering Uses Foundation Teams
Postman engineering structure: why foundation teams exist and how we are envisioning their future
In today’s internet age in which companies reach audiences with incredible ease, the ability to move even faster gives an edge. Organizational structure is one of the many levers that can be used to attain the speed that we all crave, and so it plays a critical role in a company’s success.
In a previous blog post, we gave a sneak-peek into Postman’s data team structure. Now, we’ll walk through a journey of Postman’s product and engineering org structure with a major focus on one of the core tenets of this structure: foundation teams. As mentioned in the above-mentioned blog post, the data team is one of our foundation teams. Let’s take a look at Postman’s engineering org structure and its use of foundation teams: why these teams exist and how we are envisioning their future.
Finding inspiration for a Squad model
Looking at Amazon’s two-pizza rule, we can see the power of establishing an org structure built on small teams, which was a principle that successfully led to the creation of AWS (Amazon Web Services). Postman follows a similar model called Squads. Just like Spotify’s own Squad…
