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.
Supabase is looking for an experienced data engineer to join our growing data engineering team. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining our data infrastructure that powers analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence across the company. Your work will directly impact both our internal operations and our developer community through data-driven insights and products.
We believe in giving engineers the autonomy to work efficiently while maintaining high performance standards. As we scale rapidly, we're seeking teammates who share our commitment to open source, know how to ship impactful features, and would contribute to our developer-focused culture.
The Stack
Data Warehouse: BigQuery (primary), PostgreSQL
Orchestration: Apache Airflow (Cloud Composer), Meltano
Data Modeling: dbt
Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Pulumi
Analytics: Hex, PostHog
Reverse ETL: Hightouch
Languages: Python, SQL
The Role
Core Responsibilities
Data Pipeline Development & Maintenance
Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Airflow and Meltano
Develop and optimize dbt models following our established data warehouse architecture
Implement data quality monitoring, testing, and alerting across all pipelines
Manage data ingestion from 15+ sources including GitHub, HubSpot, Stripe, PostHog, Sentry, and internal PostgreSQL databases
Infrastructure & Operations
Manage BigQuery datasets, reservations, and slot allocation across dev/staging/prod environments
Deploy and maintain Airflow DAGs using Cloud Composer with custom Docker images
Implement infrastructure as code using Pulumi for GCP resources
Monitor pipeline performance and optimize for cost and efficiency
Data Architecture & Modeling
Build and maintain our multi-layered data warehouse architecture with standardized naming conventions
Design and implement data governance policies and documentation standards
Optimize BigQuery performance through partitioning, clustering, and materialization strategies
Reverse ETL & Data Activation
Develop and maintain reverse ETL pipelines to sync data to HubSpot, Customer.io, and other downstream systems
Build attribution models and customer journey analytics
Create automated triggers for sales and marketing outreach based on data milestones
Implement data quality checks and monitoring for all reverse ETL processes
Collaboration & Documentation
Work closely with Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders
Maintain comprehensive documentation for all data models and pipelines
Participate in code reviews and establish best practices for the team
Support other team members in using new datasets and analytical tools
Your Experience
Required Skills
3+ years of production experience with Python and SQL
Strong experience with dbt for data modeling and transformation
Experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration
Proficiency with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery preferred, but Snowflake/Redshift acceptable)
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
Strong understanding of data warehouse design patterns and best practices
Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows
Bonus Points
Experience with Pulumi for infrastructure management
Knowledge of PostHog, HubSpot, or other marketing/sales tools
Experience with real-time data processing and streaming
Background in developer tools or B2B SaaS companies
Contributions to open source data engineering projects
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.
120+ team members
35+ countries
15+ languages spoken
$396M raised
350,000+ community members
20,000+ 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.
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.
