QA/TestingBackend
API Testing
Also written as Postman
Testing an API directly — its endpoints, status codes, response payloads — rather than through a UI, usually with a tool like Postman or written as automated tests. Catches backend bugs earlier and faster than testing through the full application.
Think of it like
Like a restaurant inspector checking the kitchen's output directly at the pass, instead of only ever tasting the dish after it's already been carried to the table.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Manually pokes endpoints in Postman with no automation.
Senior sounds like
Has written automated API test suites that run in CI.
Ask them
“Did your API tests run automated in CI, or were they mostly manual checks in a tool like Postman?”