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Multigres Engineer

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FullTimeUSD 80,000 – 180,000 per year (estimated)awsjavascriptdocker+15 more
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Multigres Engineer

Supabase

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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 help build the future of distributed Postgres. You'll work on Multigres, our open-source distributed database system that brings horizontal scaling to Postgres.

In this role, you'll architect and implement critical distributed database infrastructure including sharding, consensus protocols, and materialization systems. You'll collaborate closely with our Postgres, networking, and infrastructure teams to push the boundaries of what's possible with distributed databases.

What You'll Be Responsible for

  • 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

You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have

  • This role requires deep technical expertise in distributed databases and systems. For detailed qualifications, see our contributor qualifications document https://github.com/multigres/multigres/discussions/78.
  • 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.

What We Offer

  • Fully Remote
  • ESOP
  • Tech Allowance
  • Health Benefits
  • Annual Off-Sites
  • Flexible Work
  • Professional Development

About the Team

  • 280+ team members
  • 55+ countries
  • 20+ languages spoken
  • $500M raised
  • 500,000+ community members

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:
  • Future teammates
  • Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)
  • Someone from our leadership/founding team 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.

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