Elixir Engineer: Observability

TLDR

Contribute to the development and enhancement of Supabase's observability product for a globally growing user base, focusing on scalable architecture and performance improvements.

About the role

We are seeking backend Elixir experts who are knowledgeable in globally distributed applications that will focus on developing and improving our Observability product as we need to scale up our observability stack to cater for more users and to widen the telemetry provided by Supabase to all our customers.

What you'll own

  • Help building a connector for ClickHouse that will allow the product to grow while also providing a better self hosting experience to our users

  • Enrich our OTEL ingestion pipeline to cover the full specification while also ensuring our ingestion performance is high

  • Work with our infrastructure team to guide them on the optimizations required for our specific use case of Kubernetes

What you bring

  • 5+ years of experience working with Elixir/Erlang in production

  • Experience with clustered Elixir applications

  • Knowledge of ClickHouse and its internals

  • Have a deep understanding of the OTEL standards

  • Have worked with Kubernetes applications and understand the requirements and pitfalls of using it with the BeamVM

What We Offer

  • Fully Remote

    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.

  • ESOP

    Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

  • Tech Allowance

    Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.

  • Health Benefits

    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.

  • Annual Off-Sites

    Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.

  • Flexible Work

    We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

  • Professional Development

    Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

About the Team

Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love.

  • 280+ team members

  • 55+ countries

  • 20+ languages spoken

  • $500M raised

  • 500,000+ community members

We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship. If it’s in your project, we probably use it in ours too. We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities.

Hiring Process

We keep things simple, async-friendly, and respectful of your time:

  1. Apply – Our team will review your application.

  2. Intro Call – A short video chat to get to know each other.

  3. Interviews – Up to four calls with:

    • Team Leads

    • Future teammates

    • Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)

    • Someone from our leadership/founding team

  4. Decision – We may follow up with a final question or go straight to offer.

All communication is remote and we aim to move fast.

Benefits

Equity Compensation

Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.

Flexible Work Hours

We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.

Health Insurance

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.

Home Office Stipend

we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world

Learning Budget

Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

Paid Time Off

Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.

Supabase is a Postgres development platform designed specifically for developers, offering a comprehensive backend solution that includes Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. Our services are fully integrated and tailored for growth, making it easier for developers to build and scale applications.

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