Postman

Postman slashed 62% of its workforce in May 2024, reducing headcount from approximately 800 to 300 employees in one of the most aggressive startup restructurings in Indian tech history. In July 2024, the API platform let go of the entire JSON Schema and AsyncAPI teams, sending shockwaves through the developer community. Glassdoor reviews describe "rounds of layoffs for a year" with management "blaming the impacted teams for the company's failures." The company had significantly overbuilt during 2021 funding exuberance.

Postman eliminated its entire JSON Schema and AsyncAPI teams in July 2024, cutting workers who maintained critical open-source specifications used across the developer ecosystem. While IBM stepped in as AsyncAPI's new gold sponsor, affected employees were left scrambling. Glassdoor reviews describe a pattern where "each time either not saying anything or blaming the impacted teams." Management framed the 2024 restructuring as necessary ahead of an AI platform rebuild, but workers reported feeling expendable.