Software Engineer, Supervisor

Supabase

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

Posted 4/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsElixirErlangKubernetesPostgres

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully Remote
ESOP
Tech Allowance
Health Benefits
Annual Off-Sites
Flexible Work
Professional Development

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Hard Skills & Tools

ElixirErlangSQLAlchemyPrismaCI/CDKubernetesdistributed systemsprotocol developmentPostgres wire protocolAPIs

Soft Skills

clear communicationproblem resolutionincident responsedocumentation writingsupportadaptabilitycollaborationcustomer supporttechnical writingworking in ambiguity