Software Engineer - Auth
Supabase · Remote · Remote, Global ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (Global)
- Go + TypeScript
- Auth & Security focus
- Postgres experience
- Equity ownership
Join the Auth team at Supabase, the open-source Postgres development platform. You will design and implement scalable authentication protocols and client libraries, ensuring reliability across a large fleet of instances.
This position requires deep expertise in Go and web security fundamentals. You will work asynchronously with a distributed team to evolve the architecture and support the developer community.
What you'll do
- Design and implement secure authentication features in Go and TypeScript
- Maintain client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js
- Ensure performance and scalability of the Auth server infrastructure
- Evolve architecture supporting OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols
- Execute safe database migrations across Postgres instances
- Build observability tools including metrics, tracing, and alerting
- Write and review RFCs for product development changes
- Support the community via GitHub and Discord channels
What you'll need
- 4+ years of professional experience shipping Go in production
- 2+ years working on authentication systems at scale
- Strong relational database experience, preferably with Postgres
- Proficiency in TypeScript alongside Go
- Deep knowledge of web fundamentals like JWT, HTTP, and sessions
- Understanding of auth security, cryptography, and protocols
- Experience with web frameworks such as Next.js or Rails
- Hands-on experience operating services at significant scale
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS in production settings
- Familiarity with observability practices like Prometheus and Grafana
Stack
- Go
- TypeScript
- Postgres
- Next.js
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- OpenTelemetry
How you'll work
- Fully remote with no central offices
- Asynchronous work culture with flexible hours
- WeWork membership or co-working allowance provided
- Annual company off-site in a new city
What you get
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for all members
- 100% health insurance coverage for employees
- 80% health insurance coverage for dependents
- Budget for tech equipment and home office setup
- Annual education allowance for professional development