<p style="min-height:1.5em">Supabase is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers. We provide a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. All services are deeply integrated and designed for growth.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're looking for an engineer to help build the future of distributed Postgres. You'll work on Multigres, our open-source distributed database system that brings horizontal scaling to Postgres.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">In this role, you'll architect and implement critical distributed database infrastructure including sharding, consensus protocols, and materialization systems. You'll collaborate closely with our Postgres, networking, and infrastructure teams to push the boundaries of what's possible with distributed databases.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What You’ll Be Responsible for:</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design and implement query routing logic for sharded databases</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build consensus and replication systems to support distribute durability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop materialization pipelines for migrations and change data capture</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to connection pooling infrastructure and intelligent workload isolation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Collaborate with the open-source community on Multigres development</p></li></ul><h3><strong>You Might Be a Good Fit If You have:</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role requires deep technical expertise in distributed databases and systems. For detailed qualifications, see our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://github.com/multigres/multigres/discussions/78">contributor qualifications document</a>.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Key areas of expertise:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Database sharding, relational algebra, and Postgres internals</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Consensus protocols (Raft, Paxos, FlexPaxos) and distributed transactions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Stream processing, materialization, and change data capture</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Building robust, performant distributed systems with strong observability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Low-latency infrastructure and network protocol optimization.</p></li></ul></li></ul><h3><strong>What We Offer</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Fully Remote</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere. There are no Supabase offices, but we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>ESOP</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Tech Allowance</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Health Benefits</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Supabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are. Your wellbeing and your family’s health are important to us.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Annual Off-Sites</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Flexible Work</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Professional Development</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p></li></ul><h3><strong>About the Team</strong></h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">280+ team members</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">55+ countries</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">20+ languages spoken</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">$500M raised</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">500,000+ community members</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship. If it’s in your project, we probably use it in ours too. We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3><strong>Hiring Process</strong></h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">We keep things simple, async-friendly, and respectful of your time:</p><ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Apply – Our team will review your application.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Intro Call – A short video chat to get to know each other.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Interviews – Up to four calls with:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Team Leads</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Future teammates</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Someone from our leadership/founding team</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.</p></li></ol><p style="min-height:1.5em">All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.</p>