Supalite Engineer - 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 engineers to join the team building Supabase Lite, a lightweight, TypeScript-native implementation of Supabase. It runs interchangeably on SQLite and Postgres and ships a PostgREST and Auth compatible API, so applications written against @supabase/supabase-js work as-is. This is a founding role on a brand-new team with significant agency to define patterns and own large areas end-to-end.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Grow API compatibility with the Supabase client, keeping behavior faithful to hosted Supabase and backed by conformance tests.
• Bring more of the Supabase stack to SQLite.
• Build and harden the path for upgrading a project from Supabase Lite to full Supabase.
• Own the developer experience end to end: the CLI, local tooling, and docs.
• Build and harden the hosted offering on a scale-to-zero, near-zero-cost footing.
• Work directly with design partners to turn real-world migration and integration friction into a sharper product.
• Engage with the open-source community and contribute back to the broader Supabase stack.

You Might Be a Good Fit If You

• Have substantial backend or full-stack experience with strong fluency in TypeScript.
• Are a strong generalist, comfortable moving across the stack from API design to storage internals to infrastructure.
• Can read unfamiliar code without friction (e.g., GoTrue in Go, PostgREST in Haskell) and match behavior in TypeScript.
• Have a solid grounding in SQL and relational databases, with curiosity about Postgres and SQLite internals.
• Have a bias toward compatibility, correctness, and testing.
• Think around corners, breaking complex systems down to the 20% that covers 80% of the need.
• Care about developer experience: clean APIs, fast feedback loops, and intuitive tooling.
• Are comfortable owning ambiguous, early-stage work.
• Communicate clearly in writing and thrive in a remote, async environment.

What We Offer

• Fully Remote: We hire globally with a co-working allowance.
• ESOP: Equity ownership for every team member.
• Tech Allowance: Budget to set up your ideal work environment.
• Health Benefits: 100% coverage for employees, 80% for dependents.
• Annual Off-Sites: Company-wide gatherings for connection and collaboration.
• Professional Development: Annual allowance for courses, books, and conferences.