Supalite Engineer

Role Description

We're looking for engineers to join the team building Supabase Lite, a lightweight, TypeScript-native implementation of Supabase. It runs interchangeably on SQLite and Postgres and ships a PostgREST and Auth compatible API, so applications written against @supabase/supabase-js work as-is. It exists because AI builders and platform partners need a database they can give to every prototype without the cost or the wait: sub-second provisioning, a footprint small enough to run inside a sandbox, and an upgrade path to full Supabase when an app graduates to production.

This is a role with a lot of agency. Small team, working product, patterns still to be set - you'll own large areas end to end and make real decisions from day one.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Grow API compatibility with the Supabase client, keeping behavior faithful to hosted Supabase and backed by conformance tests
• Bring more of the Supabase stack to SQLite
• Build and harden the path for upgrading a project from Supabase Lite to full Supabase
• Own the developer experience end to end: the CLI, local tooling, and docs
• Build and harden the hosted offering on a scale-to-zero, near-zero-cost footing, kept loosely coupled so the implementation can be swapped without a rewrite
• Work directly with design partners and turn real-world migration and integration friction into a sharper product
• Engage with the open-source community and contribute back to the broader Supabase stack.

Qualifications

• Substantial backend or full-stack experience with strong fluency in TypeScript
• Experience building or contributing to a backend system, framework, or developer platform
• Strong generalist, comfortable moving across the stack from API design to storage internals to infrastructure
• Ability to read unfamiliar code without friction
• Solid grounding in SQL and relational databases
• Curiosity to dig into where Postgres and SQLite differ
• Bias toward compatibility and correctness
• Ability to think around corners and simplify complex systems
• Care about developer experience: clean APIs, fast feedback loops, and tooling
• Comfortable owning ambiguous, early-stage work
• Comfortable working in public repositories on a remote, async team
• Clear communication in writing
• Bonus: experience with the Supabase stack, building developer CLIs, or a track record of open-source maintenance

Benefits

• Fully Remote: We hire globally and provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance.
• ESOP: Every team member receives equity ownership in the company.
• Tech Allowance: Budget to set up your ideal work environment.
• Health Benefits: 100% health insurance coverage for employees and 80% for dependents.
• Annual Off-Sites: Company gathers once a year in a new city for connection and collaboration.
• Flexible Work: Operate asynchronously and manage your own time.
• Professional Development: Annual education allowance for learning opportunities.

Company Description

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.