Software Engineer - Supavisor

About Supabase

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

Supabase Supavisor, written in Elixir, handles thousands of database clients running millions of queries across different SDKs. It's an extremely performance-focused product that leverages low-level APIs to connect to Postgres in the most effective ways, fully utilizing the features of both Postgres and Elixir. Stability and compatibility are critical — instability can kill long-running queries and cause severe downstream impact for customers.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to join the Supavisor team and help tackle the next round of challenges in running a globally distributed connection pooling cluster. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in async, fast-paced environments and is excited about building production systems that scale to millions of users. You'll work closely with Product and Customer Support to improve reliability, uptime, and the developer experience for our users.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Stability & performance — work on improvements that allow Supavisor to scale to customer demand while reducing operating costs

• CI/CD & deployments — improve the deployment pipeline to enable low-impact upgrades, with zero downtime and avoiding dropping connections, including the transition to Kubernetes

• Client & ORM compatibility — directly support customers, 3rd-party libraries, and ORMs (SQLAlchemy, Prisma, and others) that use Supavisor to connect to Supabase

• Documentation — write clear documentation so users can get the most out of Supavisor

• Feature development — add new capabilities and improve the overall developer experience, including APIs and client libraries

• Support - resolve escalated support issues, participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews

You Might Be a Good Fit If You

• Have experience developing and operating distributed systems at scale — stronger fit if in the database or infrastructure domain

• Are comfortable writing Elixir, or have a strong enough systems background that you're willing to go deep — stronger fit if you have a deep Elixir/Erlang production background

• Have experience with protocol development — stronger fit if specifically with the Postgres wire protocol

• Are familiar with the ORM and database client ecosystem (SQLAlchemy, Prisma, or similar)

• Have experience with CI/CD pipelines where minimizing customer impact was a key constraint

• Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences

• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving quickly in an async, globally distributed team

Nice to haves:

• Experience with hot code reload or other zero-downtime deployment techniques

• Experience maintaining or contributing to open source projects

• Experience debugging production issues under pressure, ideally in an on-call capacity

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