Head of R&D (Engineering)

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Postgres Development Platform, Developer Tools, InfrastructureIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects, with strong organizational and execution skills. Experience managing remote, globally distributed teams, hiring, scaling, and mentoring engineering teams, and managing teams building developer tools or infrastructure products is required. Familiarity with the Postgres ecosystem, including internals, FDWs, storage systems, and ETL/change data capture, with the ability to go deep in at least one to two areas, is essential. Excellent communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with Product and other Engineering leadership, along with a collaborative, low-ego approach and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, are necessary.

Responsibilities

The Head of Engineering will lead multiple Postgres-focused engineering teams, establish and maintain 3-month roadmaps aligned with Product priorities, and ensure consistent execution through clear milestones and accountability. They will build and scale teams by actively hiring, onboarding, and developing careers, while ensuring engineering standards for project tracking, alerting, on-call, autoscaling, and high availability are met. Responsibilities also include fostering strong collaboration across teams and with Product, providing technical direction, and empowering team experts.

Skills

Engineering Management

Product Roadmapping

Hiring

Onboarding

Career Development

Engineering Standards

Project Tracking

Alerting

On-call

Autoscaling

High Availability

Collaboration

Technical Direction

Postgres

Developer Tools

Infrastructure Products

ETL

Change Data Capture

Supabase

Open-source backend service for developers

About Supabase

Supabase provides an open-source backend as a service (BaaS) platform that helps developers and businesses create scalable applications more easily. It offers real-time databases, authentication, and storage solutions, all designed to integrate smoothly into existing workflows. This means developers can focus on building their applications without needing to spend a lot of time on backend development. Supabase operates on a freemium model, where users can access basic services for free, while advanced features are available through paid subscriptions. This approach allows it to cater to various user needs. What sets Supabase apart from its competitors is its open-source nature, which allows users to customize the platform and benefit from community-driven enhancements. The company aims to provide a reliable and efficient solution for developers, ensuring high uptime for applications that are critical to their users.

Singapore, SingaporeHeadquarters

2020Year Founded

$190.8MTotal Funding

SERIES_CCompany Stage

Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

51-200Employees

Benefits

Remote work from anywhere

Autonomous work

Health, vision & dental benefits

Generous tech allowance

Annual education allowance

Annual run off-sites

Risks

Increased competition from other open-source BaaS platforms like Appwrite and Nhost.

Potential security vulnerabilities in open-source projects if not regularly updated.

Freemium model may challenge conversion of free users to paid subscribers.

Differentiation

Supabase offers a real-time database with self-documenting APIs for PostgreSQL.

The platform is open-source, allowing for community-driven improvements and customization.

Supabase provides a comprehensive suite of tools for scalable application development.

Upsides

Supabase raised $80M in Series C, totaling $196M in funding.

Growing demand for open-source solutions boosts Supabase's market potential.

Increased interest in real-time data processing aligns with Supabase's capabilities.

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