Postgres networking: Connection pooling

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not specified

Supabase is an Open Source and fully remote company building developer tools for databases. We’re looking for an engineer to own the networking layer of our Postgres platform. You’ll focus on optimizing connection pooling (e.g., PgBouncer, Supavisor) and building advanced query routing systems for scale and multi-tenancy. This includes features like query prioritization, tenant isolation, and workload-aware routing. You’ll work closely with our core database and edge teams to ensure low-latency, reliable connections across our global infrastructure. This role requires deep understanding of Postgres connection behavior, network protocols, and observability tooling. You’ll also prototype new patterns for query shaping and routing logic, potentially across read replicas or regional clusters.

What You’ll Work On

• Architect and maintain our connection pooling infrastructure, using tools like PgBouncer and Supavisor.
• Build intelligent query routing systems that support multi-tenancy, workload isolation, and regional routing.
• Implement query shaping and prioritization strategies to ensure fair and efficient resource usage.
• Collaborate with our core Postgres, observability, and edge infrastructure teams to reduce latency and increase system resilience.
• Prototype and productionize new patterns for query classification, load shedding, and replica-aware routing.
• Contribute to internal tooling for connection insights, query tracing, and failure diagnostics.

We Offer

• 100% remote work from anywhere in the world. No location-based adjustment to your salary.
• Autonomous work. We work collaboratively on projects, but you set your own pace.
• Health, Vision and Dental benefits. Supabase covers 100% of the cost for employees and 80% for dependants.
• Tech Allowance for any office setup you need.
• Annual Education Allowance.
• Annually run off-sites.

About the Team

• We're a startup. It's unstructured.
• Collectively founded more than 30 startups.
• Globally distributed team with more than 30 different nationalities.
• We deeply believe in the efficacy of collaborative open source. We support existing communities and tools, rather than building "yet another xx".
• We "dogfood" everything. If you use it in your project, we use it in Supabase.

Application Process

The entire process is fully remote and all communication will happen over email or via video chat.

1. Submission Review: Once you've submitted your application, the team will review your submission.
2. Screening Interview: The team may reach out for a short screening interview over a video call.
3. Follow-up Interviews: If you pass the screen, you will be invited to up to four follow-up interviews.
   • Calls usually take between 20-45 minutes each, depending on the interviewer.
   • Most of the time, interviews are 1:1.
   • Interviews will be with the founders, a member of either the growth or engineering team (depending on the role), and usually one other person from your immediate team or function.
4. Decision: Once the interviews are over, the team will meet to discuss candidates. They may:
   • Ask one or two follow-up questions over email or a quick call.
   • Go directly to making an offer.