Supabase

Head of R&D – Engineering

Supabase

full-time

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Origin:  • 🌎 Anywhere in the World

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ETLPostgres

About the role

  • Supabase is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers, providing Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search.
  • Lead multiple product engineering teams and bring alignment to globally-distributed teams.
  • Lead 5 Postgres-focused engineering teams (Multigres, OrioleDB, ETL, Storage, Wrappers, Postgres), ~15 engineers and growing.
  • Establish and maintain 3-month roadmaps for each team, aligned with Product priorities.
  • Ensure consistent execution: clear milestones, weekly project updates, and accountability across teams.
  • Build and scale teams through active hiring, onboarding, and career development.
  • Ensure engineering standards (project tracking, alerting, on-call, autoscaling, high availability) are met.
  • Foster strong collaboration across teams and with Product and other Engineering Managers.
  • Provide technical direction while empowering team experts.

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects.
  • Experience managing remote, globally distributed teams.
  • Strong organizational and execution skills: able to set roadmaps, drive accountability, and ensure delivery under uncertainty.
  • Experience hiring, scaling, and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Experience managing teams building developer tools or infrastructure products.
  • Familiarity with the Postgres ecosystem (e.g. internals, FDWs, storage systems, ETL/change data capture), with the ability to go deep in at least 1–2 areas.
  • Excellent communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with Product and other Engineering leadership.
  • A collaborative, low-ego approach with the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.