Postgres networking: Multigres

Supabase 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 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.

See more details about Multigres here: https://supabase.com/blog/multigres-vitess-for-postgres

What You’ll Be Responsible for:

• 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.

You Might Be a Good Fit If You have:

• Deep experience with Postgres internals and connection pooling

• Strong understanding of network protocols and how they impact database connectivity

• Hands-on experience building low-latency infrastructure for multi-tenant or high-throughput environments.

• Familiarity with concepts like workload isolation, query shaping, and replica routing.

• Comfort working in a distributed team and iterating in public (open source experience is a bonus).

• A strong systems mindset: you care about performance, reliability, and elegant abstractions

What We Offer

• Fully Remote

  We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere. There are no Supabase offices, but we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world.

• ESOP

  Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

• Tech Allowance

  Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.

• Health Benefits

  Supabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are. Your wellbeing and your family’s health are important to us.

• Annual Off-Sites

  Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.

• Flexible Work

  We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

• Professional Development

  Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

About the Team

Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.

• 180+ team members

• 40+ countries

• 15+ languages spoken

• $496M raised

• 430,000+ community members

• 30,000+ memes posted (and counting)

We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship. If it’s in your project, we probably use it in ours too. We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities.

Hiring Process

We keep things simple, async-friendly, and respectful of your time:

1. Apply – Our team will review your application.

2. Intro Call – A short video chat to get to know each other.

3. Interviews – Up to four calls with:

   • Founders

   • Future teammates

   • Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)

4. Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.

All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.