Postgres Deployment Engineer (Nix)

About Supabase

Supabase is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers. It offers a complete backend solution encompassing Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. All services are deeply integrated and designed for scalable growth, empowering developers worldwide.

About the Role

Supabase is seeking a Postgres Deployment Engineer to join its dedicated PostgreSQL team. This pivotal role focuses on elevating the company's PostgreSQL offerings, with a primary emphasis on owning the stability and deployment of Supabase products. The successful candidate will act as a crucial bridge between product and infrastructure teams, driving improvements in deployment reliability and upgrade processes. You will have co-responsibility for builds and deployments via the public supabase/postgres GitHub repository, which packages features into Docker images and AWS AMIs for both cloud and local use.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Package software into the supabase/postgres repository using Nix (with flakes), facilitating a transition towards more Nix-based packaging over time.
• Manage PostgreSQL lifecycles, ensuring timely major, minor, and extension upgrades.
• Expand platform release systems to empower developers with increased self-service capabilities.
• Optimize CI/CD processes and tooling, specifically enhancing GitHub Actions, team tooling, and testing/release methodologies.
• Proactively identify and resolve production issues in customer deployments.
• Maintain best practices and comprehensive tests to ensure enhanced stability and mitigate deployment risks.

You Might Be a Good Fit If You

• Have 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL and its ecosystem, including extensions and performance optimization.
• Are an Infrastructure Expert with proven experience in management, tooling, and optimization.
• Are proficient in the Nix package management system (including flakes), alongside Ansible, Packer, Docker, QEMU/KVM, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Have experience building for multiple architectures, specifically Linux and Darwin/macOS aarch64 targets.
• Are comfortable with polyglot environments, including builds for C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust-based projects.
• Communicate clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences, especially when interacting with customers.
• Have experience in async or globally distributed teams and value independent, proactive problem-solving.
• Are willing to mentor, taking on responsibility for teaching the engineering team to use and contribute to Nix-based work.

What We Offer

Supabase is committed to fostering a supportive and empowering work environment:

• Fully Remote: Supabase hires globally, believing in the power of remote work. We offer a WeWork membership or co-working allowance anywhere in the world.
• ESOP: Every team member receives equity ownership, ensuring everyone shares in the company's success.
• Tech Allowance: A budget to set up your ideal work environment, including laptops, monitors, headphones, or other essential tools.
• Health Benefits: Supabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents globally, prioritizing your and your family's wellbeing.
• Annual Off-Sites: The entire company gathers once a year in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun.
• Flexible Work: Operating asynchronously, Supabase trusts you to manage your own time and responsibilities.
• Professional Development: An annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, or any learning that supports your growth.

About the Team & Culture

Supabase was founded on remote-first and open-source-first principles. Their globally distributed team is considered a key strength in building beloved developer tools. With approximately 400 team members across 60+ countries, speaking 20+ languages, and having raised over $1B, Supabase fosters a culture of rapid development, public building, and using the tools they ship. They deeply believe in and strive to support the open-source ecosystem.