Supabase

OrioleDB Deployment Engineer

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About the role

About Supabase

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.

About the Role

We’re looking for a OrioleDB Deployment Engineer to join our OrioleDB Team and help elevate our OrioleDB offering. You’ll work closely with the OrioleDB team, playing an instrumental role in technical decision-making and refining internal methodologies.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in async, fast-paced environments and is excited about building developer tools that scale to millions.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Package software into our supabase/postgres repo using Nix (with flakes), and help us transition our packaging from traditional to Nix packaging more over time.

Manage OrioleDB release lifecycles, ensuring timely major, minor, and extension upgrades.

Expand platform release systems to allow developers to increasingly self-service.

Optimize CI/CD and tooling, specifically expanding GitHub Actions, team tooling, and testing/release approaches.

Resolve production issues by proactively identifying and fixing problems in customer deployments.

Maintain best practices and tests to ensure enhanced stability and decreased deployment risks.

co-owning the integration of OrioleDB into the supabase product

You Might Be a Good Fit If You

Have 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL and its ecosystem, including extensions and performance optimization.

Are an Infrastructure Expert with proven experience in management, tooling, and optimization.

Are proficient in the Nix package management system (including flakes) alongside Ansible, Packer, Docker, QEMU/KVM, AWS, and Kubernetes.

Have experience building for multiple architectures, specifically Linux and Darwin/macOS aarch64 targets.

Are comfortable with polyglot environments, including builds for C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust-based projects.

Communicate clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences, especially when interacting with customers.

Have experience in async or globally distributed teams and value independent, proactive problem-solving.

Are willing to mentor, taking on responsibility for teaching the engineering team to use and contribute to our Nix-based work.

Have experience with integration of emerging features into widely used managed hosted product platforms

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.

200+ 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.

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.

~400 team members

60+ countries

20+ languages spoken

Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)

540,000+ community members

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.

Interview prep

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Use this as a quick practice sheet before you speak with the employer.

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Technology & IT API integration Javascript MySQL Remote Collaboration Mid level remote

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the OrioleDB Deployment Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Supabase?
  3. Which of API integration, Javascript and MySQL have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, Javascript and MySQL.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the OrioleDB Deployment Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Javascript and MySQL, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Supabase needs from this hire.

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