Platform Engineer - Multicloud at Supabase

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 Platform Engineer to join our Compute Team and help us build cloud-portable infrastructure. You’ll work closely with product and our infrastructure teams to audit our current platform for cloud-specific dependencies, design for portability, and help build the foundation that will allow us to run workloads across multiple cloud environments or colocated infrastructure. 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 - Audit existing infrastructure components to identify cloud-specific dependencies and build a structured, actionable migration backlog - Design and implement cloud-agnostic abstractions over compute, networking, and storage layers - Maintain and evolve our Kubernetes-based workload orchestration to run portably across cloud environments - Collaborate with platform and product engineering teams to ensure new work is built with multi-cloud portability in mind from the start - Contribute to architecture decisions around target cloud environments and colocated infrastructure options YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU - Have 3-5+ years of experience in platform or infrastructure engineering - Are experienced with Kubernetes and comfortable running it across multiple environments - Have worked with Pulumi or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling - Have been through at least one cloud abstraction, portability, or re-platforming initiative - Communicate clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences - Have experience in async or globally distributed teams - Are energized by solving real-world problems for developers - Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving quickly 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. - 280+ team members - 55+ countries - 20+ languages spoken - $500M raised - 500,000+ 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. 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: - Team Leads - 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.