Data Platform Reliability Engineer - Postgres

Overview

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.

We're looking for an experienced Postgres DBA to join our Infra Data Platform team. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes Postgres, thrives in high-stakes production environments, and is passionate

operational excellence. You'll be responsible for the health, performance, and reliability of our platform database infrastructure running on AWS RDS, as well as managing customer-facing Postgres operations. WHAT YOU'LL OWN DATABASE OPERATIONS AT SCALE - You’ll be responsible for the health, performance, and reliability of our platform database infrastructure, including systems running on AWS RDS, as well as managing customer facing Postgres operations. - Design and execute strategies for low-downtime major version upgrades and database migrations. - Proactively identify and resolve database performance issues before they impact users. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE - Build and maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability for database systems. - Write detailed run books, technical documentation, and operational guides. - Identify reliability risks and implement preventative measures. - Participate in on-call rotation to support our global platform. PERFORMANCE TUNING AND OPTIMIZATION - Work with development teams to optimize database schema and query patterns. - Analyze and optimize slow queries, connection pooling, and resource utilization. - Tune Postgres configurations for different workload patterns. - Monitor and address database bloat, vacuum strategies, and WAL management. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER TEAMS - Partner with platform engineers, product teams, and SREs to deliver reliable database services. - Communicate database changes and maintenance windows clearly to stakeholders. - Share knowledge and mentor team members on Postgres best practices. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR POSTGRES EXPERTISE - Deep understanding of Postgres internals, architecture, and advanced features. - Production experience with replication (logical and physical), backups, and disaster recovery. - Strong command of query optimization, EXPLAIN plans, indexing strategies, and performance tuning. - Experience managing Postgres at scale in cloud environments. CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERIENCE - Hands-on experience with AWS RDS for platform infrastructure. - Familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts, networking, and storage systems. - Understanding of IaC tools and automation approaches. - Experience with other cloud database services (GCP Cloud SQL, Azure Database) is a plus. PRODUCTION OPERATIONS MINDSET - Track record of maintaining high-availability database systems. - Obsessive about monitoring, observability, and measuring what matters. - Proactive approach