Multigres Deployment Engineer
Supabase
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Supabase is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
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 own the deployment and operational infrastructure of Multigres, our distributed Postgres platform. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the Multigres Operator, ensuring reliable cloud deployments, and creating the tooling that powers our Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
What You’ll Be Responsible for:
Build and maintain the Multigres Operator
- Maintain our Go-based Kubernetes operator that orchestrates distributed Postgres deployments
Architect cloud deployment infrastructure
- Design and implement robust deployment patterns for EKS and other Kubernetes platforms
Manage storage and networking layers
- Work with CSI drivers, persistent volumes, and cross-cloud networking to ensure data reliability and connectivity
Develop deployment tooling
- Create internal tools and automation for provisioning, scaling, and managing Multigres clusters
Ensure operational excellence
- Build monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic capabilities into the deployment layer
Collaborate across teams
- Work with database engineers, SRE, and product teams to deliver seamless deployment experiences
You Might Be a Good Fit If You have:
Strong systems programming skills
- Proficiency in Go and experience building production-grade operators or controllers
Deep Kubernetes expertise
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes internals, custom resources, and cloud-managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS)
Database operations knowledge
- Understanding of database deployment patterns, backup/restore, replication, and high availability
Distributed systems experience
- Familiarity with consensus protocols, failure scenarios, and designing for resilience
Cloud infrastructure background
- Experience with cloud-native deployment tooling, IaC (Terraform, Pulumi), and cloud provider APIs
Production operations mindset
- Track record of building reliable, observable, and maintainable systems
Nice to Have:
Experience with CSI storage drivers and storage orchestration in Kubernetes
Knowledge of cross-cloud networking tools like Cilium, Istio, or similar service mesh technologies
Prior work with sharded query serving systems like Vitess
Contributions to open-source infrastructure 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.
~400 team members
60+ countries
20+ languages spoken
Over $1B raised (including our $500M Series F)
540,000+ 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.
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
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About Supabase
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