Database Support Engineer (AMER)

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 an experienced Database Support Engineer to join our Support Team and help developers unblock complex issues, build more reliably, and get the most out of the Supabase platform. You’ll work closely with customers and engineering, helping us improve product quality and developer experience

Requirements

• Postgres Expertise: You know PostgreSQL deeply—autovacuum behavior, WAL growth, long-running transactions, table bloat, and other internals.
• Performance: You’re strong in high-performance SQL and query optimization.
• Troubleshooting: You’re comfortable troubleshooting complex setups, including multi-tenant schema patterns.
• Distributed Systems: You can debug edge functions and understand distributed system behavior when failures get tricky.
• Data Integrity: You’ve handled data migration issues (pg_dump/restore, schema drift, failed migrations) and know how to recover safely.
• Cloud Infrastructure: You have hands-on experience with cloud hosting providers like AWS.
• Technical Environment: You’re comfortable in terminal and Linux environments.
• Mindset: You thrive in high-volume situations and can form/test assumptions quickly.