Software Engineer - Spark

Remote, Global. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will build Spark, a lightweight implementation of Supabase written in Rust using an embedded SQLite-based engine. You will grow API compatibility, work with the underlying database engine, and own the developer experience including CLI and local tooling.

What you will do

Grow API compatibility with the Supabase client
Bring more of the Supabase stack to Turso/SQLite
Find and work around gaps in the underlying database engine
Build and harden the path for upgrading a project from Spark to full Supabase
Own the developer experience end to end including the CLI, local tooling, and docs
Build and harden the hosted offering
Work directly with design partners
Engage with the open-source community and contribute back to the broader Supabase stack

Required qualifications

Substantial backend or full-stack experience
Strong fluency in Rust
Shipped production Rust
Built or contributed to a backend system, framework, or developer platform
Strong generalist comfortable moving across the stack
Ability to read unfamiliar code
Solid grounding in SQL and relational databases
Experience working close to a database engine
Know Postgres well enough to use it as the reference for correct behavior
Have run services under tight resource limits
Bias toward compatibility and correctness
Comfortable owning ambiguous, early-stage work

Nice to have

experience with the Supabase stack
building developer CLIs
a track record of open-source maintenance
contributions to Rust database or web projects

Benefits

WeWork membership or co-working allowance
ESOP (equity ownership)
Tech Allowance for work environment setup
100% health insurance for employees
80% health insurance for dependents
Annual Off-Sites
Flexible Work
Annual education allowance

About the company

Supabase is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers. It provides a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search.