Site Reliability Engineer

About the Role

Join Supabase as a Site Reliability Engineer focused on our core Postgres infrastructure, playing a critical role in ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of the primary database for our global users.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable and scalable Postgres clusters in a cloud-native environment.
• Implement and improve monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for database health and performance.
• Develop automation for routine database administration tasks, scaling, and disaster recovery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents related to the database, ensuring minimal downtime and impact.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize application interactions with the database.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or Database Administrator with a strong focus on PostgreSQL.
• Experience managing databases in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Go, Bash).
• Solid understanding of database architecture, replication, backup, and recovery strategies for Postgres.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with database performance tuning and query optimization.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Contributions to open-source database projects.
• Experience with other database systems or technologies.

About the Impact

Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of Supabase's foundational database layer, supporting developers worldwide and enabling the growth of countless applications.