
API Engineer
You will: Design, implement, and maintain both internal and public-facing APIs used across various Supabase products, including Studio, CLI, management APIs, and OAuth applications. Integrate with third-party platforms and partners, either by developing custom integrations or providing clear API points for them to connect with Supabase. Collaborate closely with various teams across Supabase (DevOps, Frontend, etc.) to ensure smooth integration and implementation of API functionality for the rest of the platform. Build and enhance testing, debugging, and monitoring tools to ensure public APIs' stability, reliability, and performance. Work with the dev-workflows team to enhance and improve the Branching experience, making it easier and more valuable for Supabase users. You have: 5+ years of experience in backend API development, with strong expertise in TypeScript and JavaScript (Node.js) and familiarity with modern tools and frameworks (e.g., Nest.js, Express, Vitest, Zod). Expertise in designing robust, scalable, and maintainable APIs, and experience with API versioning, pagination, and error handling best practices. Experience with OAuth, JWT, and API security best practices (rate limiting, CORS, etc.). is a plus. Good understanding of PostgreSQL and relational databases. Proven ability to build scalable, maintainable APIs and develop tools for testing, debugging, and monitoring API performance. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and containerized deployments to streamline API development, testing, and release processes.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain internal and public-facing APIs across products (Studio, CLI, management APIs, OAuth applications)
- Integrate with third-party platforms and partners or provide clear API points for connections
- Collaborate with DevOps, Frontend and other teams to ensure smooth integration across the platform
- Build and enhance testing, debugging, and monitoring tools for API performance
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend API development experience with TypeScript and JavaScript (Node.js)
- Experience with OAuth, JWT, and API security best practices
- Good understanding of PostgreSQL and relational databases
- Experience designing robust, scalable APIs with versioning, pagination, error handling
Skills & Technologies

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| San Francisco, United States | 1 |
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| Software Engineer | 2 |
| Performance Engineer | 2 |
| Supalite Engineer | 1 |
| Product Designer | 1 |
| Customer Solution Architect | 1 |
| Brand Designer | 1 |
| CLI Engineer | 1 |
| Frontend Engineer | 1 |
| Multigres Deployment Engineer | 1 |
| Release Engineer | 1 |
| Developer Relations Engineer | 1 |
| Technical Program Manager | 1 |
| Multigres Engineer | 1 |
| Strategic Partner Manager | 1 |
| FinOps Lead | 1 |
| Partner Solution Architect | 1 |
| Data Analyst | 1 |
| Identity and Access Management Engineer | 1 |
| Postgres Engineer | 1 |
| Engineering Productivity Engineer | 1 |
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| Postgres Deployment Engineer | 1 |
| Edge Functions Engineer | 1 |
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| Senior | 18 |
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| Manager | 2 |
| Executive | 1 |
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