[Remote] Site Reliability Engineer: Postgres at Supabase

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Developer Tools, Databases, Open SourceIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure, along with 3 years of experience in building with Golang. Experience in designing multi-tenant database solutions, disaster recovery, and managing large deployments on AWS is essential. Familiarity with the Postgres ecosystem tools such as pgbackrest, barman, Patroni, and Stolon is preferred, as well as knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools.

Responsibilities

The Site Reliability Engineer will be responsible for managing the infrastructure of Postgres databases, improving the reliability of database backups and recovery, and implementing high availability with minimal downtime failover. They will operationalize database management for users, enhance database observability, improve performance, and design CI/CD systems for efficient deployments. Additionally, they will handle escalated storage support tickets and share on-call responsibilities for the storage service.

Skills

Postgres

SRE

DevOps

Cloud Infrastructure

Golang

AWS

Networking

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Database backups

Disaster recovery

High availability

Failover

Blue-green deployments

Database observability

Database performance tuning

System architecture

Change management

Release management

On-call

pgbackrest

barman

Patroni

Stolon

Postgres operator

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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