# Postgres Engineer

**Company:** [Supabase](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/supabase)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Skills:** Postgres, C, Rust, Postgresql Extensions, Query Planner, Wal, Mvcc, Rls, Multi-Tenant Architectures, Deployment Pipelines
**Posted:** 2026-02-27

> Senior Postgres Engineer builds and maintains PostgreSQL extensions in C and Rust, diagnoses production issues, manages deployments at scale, and ensures stability in a managed multi-tenant environment. Requires deep PostgreSQL internals expertise and troubleshooting experience.

## Job Description

## What you'll own
- Build and maintain PostgreSQL extensions in C and Rust, with a deep understanding of internals — parser, planner, WAL mechanics, and MVCC
- Diagnose and resolve issues in managed PostgreSQL deployments, including custom extension failures, core dump analysis, and performance bottlenecks
- Own idempotent deployment pipelines across thousands of running PostgreSQL instances, including testing and rollout strategies
- Manage complex extension ecosystems — compatibility, upgrade paths, and conflict resolution
- Work with PostgreSQL's background worker framework, shared memory management, and hook system to build reliable, scalable functionality
- Collaborate closely with customers, partners, product, engineering, support, and success teams to maintain a secure, stable, and performant Postgres foundation

## What you bring
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals - query planner, executor, and storage engine mechanics
- Proven experience building PostgreSQL extensions in both C and Rust
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL's permission model: RLS, roles, and grant systems
- Experience troubleshooting production issues in managed PostgreSQL environments, including custom extension issues, performance bottlenecks, and resource contention
- Comfortable building, testing, and owning idempotent deployments across thousands of running Postgres instances
- Ability to read and navigate PostgreSQL source code confidently
- Experience with multi-tenant database architectures
- Experience running PostgreSQL at scale

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