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Multigres Engineer

Remote, Global·Full-time·Added over a year ago

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Supabase

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Overview

Job details

Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Fully remote
Per the ad.

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Supabase doesn't mention sponsorship, but this role may fit the Digital nomad visa.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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 education allowance to spend on learning-courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

Requirements

What we're looking for

This role requires deep technical expertise in distributed databases and systems. For detailed qualifications, see our contributor qualifications document.
Key areas of expertise
- Database sharding, relational algebra, and Postgres internals
- Consensus protocols (Raft, Paxos, FlexPaxos) and distributed transactions
- Stream processing, materialization, and change data capture
- Building robust, performant distributed systems with strong observability
- Low-latency infrastructure and network protocol optimization.

The role

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.

We're looking for an engineer to help build the future of distributed Postgres. You'll work on Multigres, our open-source distributed database system that brings horizontal scaling to Postgres.

In this role, you'll architect and implement critical distributed database infrastructure including sharding, consensus protocols, and materialization systems. You'll collaborate closely with our Postgres, networking, and infrastructure teams to push the boundaries of what's possible with distributed databases.

What you'll do

Design and implement query routing logic for sharded databases
Build consensus and replication systems to support distribute durability
Develop materialization pipelines for migrations and change data capture
Contribute to connection pooling infrastructure and intelligent workload isolation
Collaborate with the open-source community on Multigres development

About Supabase

Supabase is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform that provides developers with a suite of tools to build applications quickly, including a Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs, edge functions, realtime subscriptions, and storage. The company is a well-known player in the developer tools space, competing with services like Firebase, and has a strong global community of developers and contributors. It is recognized for its developer-friendly approach and its commitment to open-source principles.

Supabase has a significant presence in Spain, with a growing team of engineers and developers based in Madrid. The company is known for its remote-first culture and a strong emphasis on open-source collaboration, making it an attractive option for international professionals looking to work in a modern, distributed environment. Their Spanish office is a key hub for their engineering talent, and they actively hire international candidates for roles in engineering and product development.

Industry: Backend-as-a-Service
Founded: 2020
Employees: 100–500
Headquarters: San Francisco, USA
In Spain: Madrid
Website: supabase.com

Good to know if you are moving

Supabase has a remote-first culture, allowing engineers to work from anywhere, including Spain.
The company is a strong advocate for open-source software, which can be appealing for developers who value transparency and community-driven projects.
The Spain office is a key engineering hub, offering opportunities to work on core database and backend infrastructure.
The company uses a modern tech stack, including TypeScript, Go, and Postgres, which is attractive for engineers looking to work with current technologies.
The company has a flat hierarchy and encourages engineers to take ownership of features, which can be a good fit for self-driven professionals.

In their own words

About the company & team

Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.

~400 team members
60+ countries
20+ languages spoken
Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)
540,000+ community members

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.

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