--- title: "Supalite Engineer" company: "Supabase" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/supabase" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/supabase-supalite-engineer-3ea9ed58-71d6-41cb-9ccd-d41f3972c5ee" apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/supabase/b75ba81e-54cc-4393-a575-bc41776b0113" workplace: remote location: "Remote, Anywhere" remote_scope: "worldwide" employment_type: full-time seniority: mid role: software-engineering region: worldwide skills: ["postgres", "sql", "typescript"] date_posted: 2026-07-17T10:25:35.625Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-08-26T15:14:54.704Z --- # Supalite Engineer **Supabase** — Remote, Anywhere Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/supabase/b75ba81e-54cc-4393-a575-bc41776b0113 ## About Supabase Build production-grade applications with a Postgres database, Authentication, instant APIs, Realtime, Functions, Storage and Vector embeddings. Start for free. ## About the role #### 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](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@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. It exists because AI builders and platform partners need a database they can give to every prototype without the cost or the wait: sub-second provisioning, a footprint small enough to run inside a sandbox, and an upgrade path to full Supabase when an app graduates to production. This is a role with a lot of agency. Small team, working product, patterns still to be set - you'll own large areas end to end and make real decisions from day one. #### #### What You'll Be Responsible For In this role, you'll: - 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, kept loosely coupled so the implementation can be swapped without a rewrite - Work directly with design partners and 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, and have built or contributed to a backend system, framework, or developer platform before - Are a strong generalist, comfortable moving across the stack from API design to storage internals to infrastructure, and picking up whatever the problem needs - Read unfamiliar code without friction. A lot of the work means studying reference implementations in other languages, such as GoTrue in Go and PostgREST in Haskell, and matching their behavior in TypeScript - Have a solid grounding in SQL and relational databases, and the curiosity to dig into where Postgres and SQLite differ - Have a bias toward compatibility and correctness, and reach for tests and specs to prove behavior - Think around corners. When everyone reaches for the standard playbook, you look for the simpler path that fits a smaller box — breaking a complex system down to the 20% that covers 80% of the need, then making it run somewhere far smaller than it was designed for - Care about developer experience: clean APIs, fast feedback loops, and tooling that makes the right thing the easy thing - Are comfortable owning ambiguous, early-stage work and making sound calls that inform and define the spec. This is a founding role on a brand-new team - Are comfortable working in public repositories on a remote, async team - Communicate clearly in writing - Bonus: experience with the Supabase stack, building developer CLIs, or a track record of open-source maintenance. ##### What We Offer - Fully RemoteWe 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. - ESOPEvery team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together. - Tech AllowanceUse this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work. - Health BenefitsSupabase 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-SitesOnce 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 WorkWe operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when. - Professional DevelopmentEvery 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 membersWe 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. --- Source: Supabase's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/supabase-supalite-engineer-3ea9ed58-71d6-41cb-9ccd-d41f3972c5ee