Descripción del puesto
<h2><strong>About Supabase</strong></h2><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"></p><h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re looking for a <strong>Postgres Deployment Engineer</strong> to join our <strong>PostgreSQL team</strong> and help elevate our PostgreSQL offerings.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’ll work closely with the PostgreSQL team, playing an instrumental role in technical decision-making and refining internal methodologies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in async, fast-paced environments and is excited about building developer tools that scale to millions.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The focus of this role is owning the <strong>stability and deployment</strong> of our products. You will act as a bridge between product and infrastructure teams to improve the reliability of deployments and upgrades. You will have co-responsibility for builds and deployments via our public <code>supabase/postgres</code> GitHub repository, which bundles features into Docker images and AWS AMIs for cloud and local use.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>What You’ll Be Responsible For</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Package software into our <code>supabase/postgres</code> repo using Nix (with flakes), and help us transition our packaging from traditional to Nix packaging more over time.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Manage PostgreSQL lifecycles, ensuring timely major, minor, and extension upgrades.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Expand platform release systems to allow developers to increasingly self-service.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Optimize CI/CD and tooling, specifically expanding GitHub Actions, team tooling, and testing/release approaches.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Resolve production issues by proactively identifying and fixing problems in customer deployments.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain best practices and tests to ensure enhanced stability and decreased deployment risks.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div></li></ul><h2><strong>You Might Be a Good Fit If You</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Have 3+ years of experience</strong> with PostgreSQL and its ecosystem, including extensions and performance optimization.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Are an Infrastructure Expert</strong> with proven experience in management, tooling, and optimization.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Are proficient in the Nix package management system</strong> (including flakes) alongside Ansible, Packer, Docker, QEMU/KVM, AWS, and Kubernetes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Have experience building for multiple architectures</strong>, specifically Linux and Darwin/macOS aarch64 targets.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Are comfortable with polyglot environments</strong>, including builds for C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust-based projects.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Communicate clearly</strong> across both technical and non-technical audiences, especially when interacting with customers.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Have experience in async or globally distributed teams</strong> and value independent, proactive problem-solving.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Are willing to mentor</strong>, taking on responsibility for teaching the engineering team to use and contribute to our Nix-based work.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><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>