Node.js Engineer

Supabase is the open-source Postgres development platform that’s built to scale to millions. It is an all-in-one suite with Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Real-Time, and Vector search, designed for growth.

Supabase Storage https://supabase.com/docs/guides/storage is a scalable and high performance object storage service and is one of our fastest growing services. The current landscape of tools for uploading, storing, processing and delivering assets is complicated. Developers are forced to think about regions, caching, codecs and security before they can start uploading anything.

We are looking for engineers to solve this problem once and for all!

You will be working across the entire stack - client libraries, CLI, CDN, the storage server and the deployment infrastructure. One day, you might focus on improving upload resilience in iOS applications; the next, you could be optimizing the S3 protocol for efficient retries or finding ways to accelerate upload processing.

You will be contributing to both our open source server https://github.com/supabase/storage and upstream dependencies we use, like the TUS server https://github.com/tus/tus-node-server/pulls?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Apr+author%3Afenos+is%3Amerged.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN:

• Improving our analytics bucket offering and improving the storage of open file formats like iceberg and ducklake
• Asset optimization to speed up delivery for websites and mobile applications
• Building out our edge network to speed up uploads and build features like automatic cache invalidation
• Improve the performance, observability, and reliability of our storage server
• Work with the frontend team to build a fast, powerful storage explorer
• Improve our APIs, client libraries and CLI to provide an exceptional end-to-end DX for our users
• Resolve escalated support issues, while also identifying and resolving systemic issues across the platform

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 5+ years backend engineering experience of running Node.js in production
• Experience with highly scalable, distributed systems
• Comfortable with working across the stack - backend application development, some infrastructure work including deploying, monitoring and scaling the service
• Familiarity with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana) and performance tuning
• Production-grade PostgreSQL usage, including tuning and troubleshooting
• Ownership mentality: driving projects end-to-end
• Empathy towards developer experience

NICE TO HAVE:

• Prior experience working on developer tools
• Solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Direct experience designing and operating large file upload/download pipelines at scale
• Deep, practical CDN integration and optimization knowledge
• Experience with image and video processing tools (sharp, dssim, ffmpeg), formats and codecs (AVIF, WebM, Brotli) is a plus
• Experience with the frontend ecosystem (Next.js, React, etc) is a plus

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:

• Apply – Our team will review your application.
• 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)
• Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.

All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.