Postgres Deployment Engineer (Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Postgres Deployment Engineer (Infrastructure): Owning the stability and deployment of database services for a distributed platform with an accent on packaging, lifecycle management, and infrastructure automation. Focus on building robust release systems, optimizing CI/CD tooling using Nix, and ensuring platform reliability for millions of developers.

Location: Fully remote (Global)

Company

Supabase is a complete open-source backend-as-a-service platform built for developers, providing deeply integrated database, authentication, and storage solutions.

What you will do

• Package software using Nix and Debian for various distribution targets.
• Manage PostgreSQL lifecycles including major, minor, and extension upgrades.
• Develop and expand self-service platform release systems for internal teams.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and team-specific infrastructure tooling.
• Resolve complex production issues across customer deployments.
• Maintain best practices and automated tests to reduce deployment risks.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL, its ecosystem, extensions, and performance optimization.
• Proven expertise in infrastructure management, tooling, and optimization.
• Proficiency in Nix package management (including flakes), Ansible, Packer, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience building for multiple architectures (Linux, macOS aarch64).
• Comfort working in polyglot environments including C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in async, globally distributed teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Global fully remote work environment with co-working/WeWork allowance.
• Equity ownership (ESOP) for every team member.
• Annual education budget for professional development.
• 100% health insurance coverage for employees and 80% for dependents.
• Annual company-wide off-site gathering in a new city.
• Flexible, asynchronous work culture with autonomy over time management.

Hiring process

• Application review by the team.
• Introductory video call.
• Up to four interviews with team leads, future teammates, cross-functional partners, and leadership.
• Decision and offer.