Engineering Manager – Spark

Supabase

. Lead engineering efforts for Supabase Spark, an initiative building agentic databases supporting billions of databases .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemoteMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing remote engineering teams, with a focus on performance management, team culture, and project management. Possesses technical credibility in backend systems and databases, particularly in API development and Postgres access control.

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5+ Years Engineering Experience3+ Years Managing Remote Engineering TeamsExperience With Developer Tools Or DatabasesStrong Technical Credibility In Backend And Database SystemsExperience Leading A Team Shipping A Developer-Facing API

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Hard Skills

Backend SystemsDatabase SystemsAPIsPostgres Access ControlSQLitePostgresPerformance ManagementIncident CoordinationProject ManagementDeveloper-Facing API Development

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationStrong Writing SkillsCollaborative Working StyleAdaptable Working StyleGenuine Passion For People Management

Tools & Technologies

LinearSlack

Industry Keywords

CloudSaaSDeveloper ToolsPsychological SafetyFeedback Culture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPostgresSparkSQLite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering efforts for Supabase Spark, an initiative building agentic databases supporting billions of databases
Participate in design discussions and set standards for engineering quality and best practices
Build a healthy, high-trust team culture in a remote-first, globally distributed environment
Run 1:1s, performance management, career development, and onboarding for direct reports
Manage team leave, time off, and other people administration
Own the team hiring plan and act as Hiring Manager
Conduct first-round interviews and partner with Talent Acquisition to source, interview, and close candidates
Contribute to headcount planning, organizational design, and engineering leadership development
Own the team roadmap and project management using Linear
Manage workflow intake and Slack triage; route, prioritize, or push back on cross-team requests
Own weekly team updates and keep stakeholders aligned
Organize support-ticket efforts and maintain the team’s SLO
Surface risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs to leadership
Train as an Incident Commander and drive incident coordination, resolution, and follow-up
Lead blameless post-incident reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of engineering experience
3+ years managing remote engineering teams
Experience managing engineering teams at a cloud, SaaS, or developer tools company
Experience with developer tools or databases; experience with both SQLite and Postgres ecosystems is a plus
Strong technical credibility in backend and database systems, including APIs, auth, and Postgres access control (roles, grants, RLS)
Experience leading a team shipping a developer-facing API or platform product from early stage to production
Experience managing remote, globally distributed teams working asynchronously across disparate time zones
Genuine passion for people management
Experience building psychological safety and a feedback culture
Track record of performance management, including difficult conversations
Comfort with ambiguity and building structure
Clear communication and strong writing skills
Collaborative, low-ego, and adaptable working style
Comfort with aggressive scoping and eval-driven development

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
WeWork membership or co-working allowance usable anywhere in the world
ESOP equity ownership for every team member
Tech allowance for laptop, monitor, headphones, or other work equipment
Health insurance: 100% covered for employees and 80% for dependents
Annual company off-sites
Flexible, asynchronous work
Annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, or other learning
Global, remote-first work environment