Senior Backend API Engineer (TypeScript/Nest.js) – Remote

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

ESOP equity

Tech allowance

Health benefits

Annual off-sites

Flexible work

Education allowance

Job summary

Supabase is seeking a seasoned backend API developer to design, implement, and scale internal and public APIs used across multiple products including Studio, CLI, and OAuth applications. You will collaborate with DevOps and frontend teams to ensure robust API performance, security, and reliability.

Join a fully remote team with a globally distributed workforce, equity opportunities, and a focus on growth, testing, and reliable API delivery across platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend API development, with strong expertise in TypeScript and JavaScript (Node.js) and familiarity with modern tools and frameworks (e.g., Nest.js, Express, Vitest, Zod).
• Expertise in designing robust, scalable, and maintainable APIs, with experience in API versioning, pagination, and error‑handling best practices. Experience with OAuth, JWT, and API security best practices (rate limiting, CORS, etc.) is a plus.
• Good understanding of PostgreSQL and relational databases.
• Proven ability to build scalable, maintainable APIs and develop tools for testing, debugging, and monitoring API performance.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and containerized deployments to streamline API development, testing, and release processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain both internal and public-facing APIs used across various company products, including Studio, CLI, management APIs, and OAuth applications.
• Integrate with third‑party platforms and partners, either by developing custom integrations or providing clear API points for them to connect with the company.
• Collaborate closely with various teams across the company (DevOps, Frontend, etc.) to ensure smooth integration and implementation of API functionality for the rest of the platform.
• Build and enhance testing, debugging, and monitoring tools to ensure public APIs’ stability, reliability, and performance.
• Work with the dev‑workflows team to enhance and improve the Branching experience, making it easier and more valuable for the company users.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js)

Nest.js

Express

Vitest

Zod

API design

OAuth/JWT

PostgreSQL

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Job description

Supabase is seeking a seasoned backend API developer to design, implement, and scale internal and public APIs used across multiple products including Studio, CLI, and OAuth applications. You will collaborate with DevOps and frontend teams to ensure robust API performance, security, and reliability.

Join a fully remote team with a globally distributed workforce, equity opportunities, and a focus on growth, testing, and reliable API delivery across platforms.