Description
Supabase is seeking experienced and passionate engineers to help build and architect the Supabase Compute platform. The goal is to enable developers to build truly global applications by distributing both compute and data globally.
Responsibilities
- Help build & architect the Supabase Compute platform, built on Firecracker microVMs.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and OpenTelemetry tracing across the runtime, then use that visibility to drive optimizations that improve latency and reliability of the service.
- Work closely with the Firecracker, Deno, and other open-source teams, contributing to upstream and relaying our users' requirements.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to keep Compute healthy in production.
- Help manage and improve features like scheduled functions, background tasks, WebSockets streaming, ephemeral file storage, and custom routing.
- Integrate Compute more tightly with the rest of the Supabase stack , Auth, Postgres, Storage, and Realtime.
- Expand the Compute runtime to support more use cases (AI inference, MCP servers, hosting simple websites, URL shorteners).
- Improve the DX of developing and debugging Compute locally through the Supabase CLI, including DevTools integration, logging, and production parity.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of backend or systems engineering experience, with strong fluency in Rust and TypeScript.
- Experience with Firecracker, V8 Isolates, Deno, and related runtime isolation technologies.
- Experience operating infrastructure at scale , Kubernetes, AWS (EC2/Lambda/MicroVM), Cloudflare Workers, Redis, or comparable systems.
- A strong vision for how compute and data can be pushed to the edge.
- Bonus: experience building developer-facing CLIs or front-end tooling that sits on top of an infrastructure product.
Benefits
- Fully Remote: We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere.
- ESOP: Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company.
- 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.
- Annual Off-Sites: Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun.
- Flexible Work: We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time.
- Professional Development: Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning,courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.