Supabase
Software Engineer - Auth
Employer explicitly allows international or location-independent remote work.
Worldwide
Employer listed it 6 months ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 6 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Worldwide
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Work from anywhere
The employer explicitly allows candidates to work from anywhere in the world, with no stated country restriction.
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- Job description states: "work from anywhere"
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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
Auth , written in Go (server) and with client libraries for TypeScript , SSR and for other frameworks and technologies, is one of the most popular products in the Supabase stack. We are seeking someone to help us build new and maintain existing Auth features.
What you’ll be responsible for
Designing and implementing secure, scalable authentication features in Go and TypeScript.
Working across the stack: from server-side protocols to client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js.
Owning the performance, reliability, and scalability of the Auth server across Supabase's infrastructure.
Contributing to the evolution of our Auth architecture, including support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols.
Planning and executing safe database migrations across a large fleet of Postgres instances.
Building and improving observability: metrics, tracing, alerting, and dashboards to keep the system healthy at scale.
Writing and reviewing RFCs as part of our product development process.
Collaborating with engineers across Supabase to ensure a seamless experience for developers using our tools.
Supporting the community and responding to developer feedback on GitHub, Discord, and other channels.
You might be a good fit if you
(Required) Have 4+ years of professional experience writing and shipping Go in production.
(Required) Have 2+ years of professional experience working on an authentication system (implementing protocol support, maintenance at scale).
(Required) Have strong relational database experience (Postgres or MySQL); Postgres experience is a bonus.
Have strong knowledge of TypeScript in addition to Go (languages used daily).
Have strong knowledge of web technology fundamentals (cookies, sessions, JWT, HTTP, browser APIs).
Have good knowledge of and deep interest in authentication security (passwords, protocols such as OAuth, OIDC or SAML, cryptography fundamentals such as hash functions, signatures and ciphers).
Have experience working with multiple web frameworks like Next.js (or other SSR alternative in the JavaScript space) and traditional web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel or equivalent (in any language).
Have good technical writing skills (RFC process is an important part of making changes to the Auth product).
Have hands-on experience building and operating services at significant scale.
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·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.
- ·Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.
- ·Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.
- ·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.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from anywhere, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Supabase, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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