OrioleDB Deployment Engineer
Supabase · Engineering · Senior · 7d ago
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Who can apply
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Anyone, anywhere in the world can apply.
“We hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere.”
Over 400 team members spread across 60+ countries globally.
- Async-first
- Supabase operates asynchronously and trusts team members to manage their own schedules.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- Provides a tech allowance for home office setups and a global co-working or WeWork allowance.
- Annual retreat
- The entire company gathers once a year in a new city for a week-long off-site.
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About the role
As an OrioleDB Deployment Engineer, you will package software into the supabase/postgres repository using Nix (with flakes) and help migrate packaging systems over time. You will manage OrioleDB release lifecycles, expand self-service release platforms, troubleshoot production deployment issues, and collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate OrioleDB deeply into Supabase.
What you'll do
- Package software into the supabase/postgres repo using Nix flakes and lead the transition from traditional to Nix packaging
- Manage OrioleDB release lifecycles, ensuring timely major, minor, and extension upgrades
- Expand platform release systems to enable self-service developer releases
- Optimize CI/CD workflows, GitHub Actions, team tooling, and testing/release approaches
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production deployment issues in customer environments
- Mentor and guide the broader engineering team on adopting and contributing to Nix-based workflows
What you bring
- 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL and its ecosystem, including extensions and performance optimization
- Deep expertise in infrastructure management, tooling, and optimization
- Proficiency with Nix and Nix flakes alongside tools like Ansible, Packer, Docker, QEMU/KVM, AWS, and Kubernetes
- Experience building for multiple architectures, especially Linux and Darwin/macOS aarch64 targets
- Comfort working across polyglot codebases including C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust
- Strong communication skills and experience thriving in asynchronous, globally distributed teams
About Supabase
Supabase is an open-source Postgres development platform providing developers with a complete backend suite, including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, and Vector Search.
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