Multigres Deployment Engineer

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.

We're looking for an engineer to own the deployment and operational infrastructure of Multigres, our distributed Postgres platform. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the Multigres Operator, ensuring reliable cloud deployments, and creating the tooling that powers our Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Responsible for

Build and maintain the Multigres Operator - Maintain our Go-based Kubernetes operator that orchestrates distributed Postgres deployments

Architect cloud deployment infrastructure - Design and implement robust deployment patterns for EKS and other Kubernetes platforms

Manage storage and networking layers - Work with CSI drivers, persistent volumes, and cross-cloud networking to ensure data reliability and connectivity

Develop deployment tooling - Create internal tools and automation for provisioning, scaling, and managing Multigres clusters

Ensure operational excellence - Build monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic capabilities into the deployment layer

Collaborate across teams - Work with database engineers, SRE, and product teams to deliver seamless deployment experiences

You Might Be a Good Fit If You have

Strong systems programming skills - Proficiency in Go and experience building production-grade operators or controllers

Deep Kubernetes expertise - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes internals, custom resources, and cloud-managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS)

Database operations knowledge - Understanding of database deployment patterns, backup/restore, replication, and high availability

Distributed systems experience - Familiarity with consensus protocols, failure scenarios, and designing for resilience

Cloud infrastructure background - Experience with cloud-native deployment tooling, IaC (Terraform, Pulumi), and cloud provider APIs

Production operations mindset - Track record of building reliable, observable, and maintainable systems

Nice to Have

Experience with CSI storage drivers and storage orchestration in Kubernetes

Knowledge of cross-cloud networking tools like Cilium, Istio, or similar service mesh technologies

Prior work with sharded query serving systems like Vitess

Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects

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.

~400 team members

60+ countries

20+ languages spoken

Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)

540,000+ community members

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.