Software Engineer: Platform Services

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.

About the Role

We’re looking for a experienced software engineers to own the control plane that operates the Supabase Cloud offering. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in async, fast-paced environments and is excited about building developer tools that scale to millions.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain the Supabase Control Plane - Own our typescript-based control plane services that manage the lifecycle of million of customer projects across the Supabase Cloud offering

• Architect cloud deployment and change management infrastructure - Design and implement robust patterns for deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure at scale

• Ensure operational excellence - Identify reliability risks, push for automation; build monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic capabilities into the control plane

• Collaborate across teams - Work with database engineers, product teams, and SREs to deliver a seamless experience for the management of their products and services

What We're Looking For

• Strong programming skills - Proficiency in Typescript and Go, familiarity with modern tooling (e.g. vitest, zod in ts, or sqlc in go)

• Data persistence - Strong command of Postgres and relational database design, and experience with optimizing query performance.

• Production operations mindset - Track record of building reliable, observable, and maintainable systems in public-facing production environments.

• Ownership mindset - You thrive in being able to operate independently with high-level guidance

• Strong written communication - You write RFCs, keep runbooks current, and record decisions. You're good at identifying, capturing, and clearly explaining tradeoffs

Nice to Have

• Experience with building and operating cloud infrastructure using AWS SDKs and IaC tools

What We Offer

• Fully Remote

  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.

• ESOP

  Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

• Tech Allowance

  Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.

• Health Benefits

  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.

• Annual Off-Sites

  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.

• Flexible Work

  We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

• Professional Development

  Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

About the Team

Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.

• 180+ team members

• 40+ countries

• 15+ languages spoken

• $496M raised

• 430,000+ community members

• 30,000+ memes posted (and counting)

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.

Hiring Process

We keep things simple, async-friendly, and respectful of your time:

1. Apply – Our team will review your application.

2. Intro Call – A short video chat to get to know each other.

3. Interviews – Up to four calls with:

   • Founders

   • Future teammates

   • Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)

4. Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.

All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.