Elixir Engineer: Supavisor ( EMEA )

Supabase; Emea; Hybrid; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A global development platform is seeking backend Elixir experts to enhance the stability and performance of their database connection pool. In this fully remote role, you'll work on improving CI/CD processes and directly support users. Ideal candidates should have experience with low-level protocols and familiarity with tools like SQLAlchemy and Prisma.

Benefits

WeWork membership or co-working allowance

ESOP (equity ownership)

Tech allowance for work setup

100% health insurance coverage

Annual off-site gatherings

Professional development allowance

Qualifications

• Experience with low-level protocols and using pattern matching.
• Familiar with ORM and database integration ecosystems.
• Experience implementing CI/CD improvements with customer impact considerations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stability and performance to scale with customer needs.
• Improve CI/CD to ensure minimal impact on customer operations.
• Support customers and services connecting to Supabase.

Skills

Low-level protocols

Pattern matching

Postgres knowledge

CI/CD improvements

Tools

SQLAlchemy

Prisma

Job description

Overview

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 are seeking backend Elixir experts focused on Stability and Performance of Supavisor, our Postgres connection pool.

About Elixir at Supabase

Supabase Supavisor, written in Elixir, handles thousands of database clients that run millions of queries using different SDKs. It’s a performance-focused product that handles low-level APIs to connect to Postgres in the most effective ways, fully leveraging the features of Postgres and Elixir.

With the growth of Supabase, we need to ensure our connection pool can be deployed without impacting users and also guarantee compatibility with multiple systems.

You will

• Work on stability and performance that allows us to scale up to our customers needs while also reducing operating costs

• Improve the CI/CD of the product to ensure upgrades create low impact on our customers day to day operations

• Directly support customers, 3rd party libraries and other services that use Supavisor to connect to Supabase

You are

• Worked with low level protocols and has leveraged the usage of pattern matching or parsers.

• Familiar with the ORM, Database client and database integrations ecosystem such as SQLAlchemy, Prisma and other libraries or SaaS that can connect to Postgres

• Worked in improvements in CI/CD where there were special considerations to reduce impact on customers operations

• Postgres knowledge is a plus

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:

1. Apply – Our team will review your application.

2. Intro Call – A short video chat to get to know each other.

3. Interviews – Up to four calls with:

   • Founders

   • Future teammates

   • Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)

4. Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.

All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.