Supabase is looking for an engineer to own the networking layer of our Postgres platform. You will focus on optimizing connection pooling and building advanced query routing systems for scale and multi-tenancy, working closely with core database and edge teams to ensure low-latency, reliable connections across our global infrastructure.
What You'll Do
- Architect and maintain our connection pooling infrastructure, using tools like PgBouncer and Supavisor.
- Build intelligent query routing systems that support multi-tenancy, workload isolation, and regional routing.
- Implement query shaping and prioritization strategies to ensure fair and efficient resource usage.
- Collaborate with our core Postgres, observability, and edge infrastructure teams to reduce latency and increase system resilience.
- Prototype and productionize new patterns for query classification, load shedding, and replica-aware routing.
- Contribute to internal tooling for connection insights, query tracing, and failure diagnostics.
What We're Looking For
- Deep experience with Postgres internals and connection pooling.
- Strong understanding of network protocols and how they impact database connectivity.
- Hands-on experience building low-latency infrastructure for multi-tenant or high-throughput environments.
- Familiarity with concepts like workload isolation, query shaping, and replica routing.
- A strong systems mindset: you care about performance, reliability, and elegant abstractions.
Nice to Have
- Comfort working in a distributed team and iterating in public (open source experience is a bonus).
Technical Stack
- Postgres
- PgBouncer
- Supavisor
Team & Environment
You'll join a globally distributed team of 120+ team members across 35+ countries.
Benefits & Compensation
- Fully Remote work with WeWork membership or co-working allowance
- ESOP (equity ownership)
- Tech allowance for work environment setup
- Health insurance (100% for employees, 80% for dependents)
- Annual company off-site
- Flexible, asynchronous work
- Annual professional development allowance
Work Mode
This is a global, fully remote role.
Supabase is an equal opportunity employer.
