Multigres Engineer
Supabase · Remote · Engineering
About this role
Supabase is hiring a mid-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with PostgreSQL, Networking, Distributed Systems, Backend Development.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Remote
- Work mode
- Remote
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Jun 4, 2025
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Job description
from Supabase careersSupabase 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 Be Responsible for:
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
You Might Be a Good Fit If You have:
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
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