Software Engineer - Auth

About the Role

ABOUT 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. ABOUT THE ROLE Auth https://supabase.com/auth, written in Go https://github.com/supabase/auth (server) and with client libraries for TypeScript https://github.com/supabase/supabase-js, SSR https://github.com/supabase/ssr and for other frameworks and technologies, is one of the most popular products in the Supabase stack. We are seeking someone to help us build new and maintain existing Auth features. WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR - Designing and implementing secure, scalable authentication features in Go and TypeScript. - Working across the stack: from server-side protocols to client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js. - Owning the performance, reliability, and scalability of the Auth server across Supabase's infrastructure. - Contributing to the evolution of our Auth architecture, including support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols. - Planning and executing safe database migrations across a large fleet of Postgres instances. - Building and improving observability: metrics, tracing, alerting, and dashboards to keep the system healthy at scale. - Writing and reviewing RFCs as part of our product development process. - Collaborating with engineers across Supabase to ensure a seamless experience for developers using our tools. - Supporting the community and responding to developer feedback on GitHub, Discord, and other channels. YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU - (Required) Have 4+ years of professional experience writing and shipping Go in production. - (Required) Have 2+ years of professional experience working on an authentication system (implementing protocol support, maintenance at scale). - (Required) Have strong relational database experience (

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing secure, scalable authentication features in Go and TypeScript.
• Working across the stack: from server-side protocols to client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js.
• Owning the performance, reliability, and scalability of the Auth server across Supabase's infrastructure.
• Contributing to the evolution of our Auth architecture, including support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols.
• Planning and executing safe database migrations across a large fleet of Postgres instances.
• Building and improving observability: metrics, tracing, alerting, and dashboards to keep the system healthy at scale.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern software engineering practices, and interest in working with Supabase's engineering team.

Perks & Benefits

• Official mentor support
• direct career feedback
• verified hiring progression timeline.