Multigres Deployment Engineer
Posted by employer 6 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 6 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Multigres Deployment Engineer at Supabase is tasked with managing the deployment and operational infrastructure of the company's distributed Postgres platform. This role requires strong skills in Go and Kubernetes, as well as a solid understanding of database operations and cloud infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have experience in building reliable systems and a background in distributed systems. Supabase's fully remote, open-source-first culture fosters collaboration across a diverse, global team.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 16, 2026. Last confirmed on Supabase's careers page October 27, 2026.
- Kubernetes appears in 63.8% of 218 comparable mid devops/sre roles; cilium appears in 0.5% of 218 comparable mid devops/sre roles.
Quick facts
- Is the Multigres Deployment Engineer role remote?
- Yes — Supabase lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Istio, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Pulumi, Terraform.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Supabase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Multigres Deployment Engineer role at Supabase.
From the original posting
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
ESOP
Tech Allowance
Health Benefits
Annual Off-Sites
Flexible Work
Professional Development
~400 team members
60+ countries
20+ languages spoken
540,000+ community members
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