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Multigres Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Worldwide
Experience
3 years
Job description
Engineer role focused on building Multigres, Supabase's open-source distributed database system that brings horizontal scaling to Postgres. The role involves architecting and implementing distributed database infrastructure such as sharding, consensus protocols, and materialization systems.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Worldwide
What you'll do
- Design and implement query routing logic for sharded databases
- Build consensus and replication systems to support distribute durability
- Develop materialization pipelines for migrations and change data capture
- Contribute to connection pooling infrastructure and intelligent workload isolation
- Collaborate with the open-source community on Multigres development
- Collaborate closely with Postgres, networking, and infrastructure teams
What we're looking for
- Deep technical expertise in distributed databases and systems
- Database sharding, relational algebra, and Postgres internals
- Consensus protocols (Raft, Paxos, FlexPaxos) and distributed transactions
- Stream processing, materialization, and change data capture
- Building robust, performant distributed systems with strong observability
- Low-latency infrastructure and network protocol optimization
Your team
Multigres
Open-source distributed database system that brings horizontal scaling to Postgres
Benefits
- Fully Remote
- ESOP
- Tech Allowance
- Health Benefits
- Annual Off-Sites
- Flexible Work
- Professional Development
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About Supabase
The Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers
Supabase provides a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. All services are deeply integrated and designed for growth.
Key facts
- ~400 team members
- 60+ countries
- 20+ languages spoken
- Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)
- 540,000+ community members
- Born-remote and open-source-first
- No Supabase offices
What they value
- We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship
- We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities