Product Manager – Postgres

Supabase

. Own Postgres versions, upgrades and end-of-life policies .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemoteMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Postgres management, including upgrades, security, and performance optimization, while effectively communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences. Proven ability to track metrics and align cross-functional teams to enhance product reliability and user trust.

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Postgres ManagementDatabase Performance OptimizationProduct Management ExperienceDatabase Security and ComplianceExperience with Supabase

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Hard Skills

PostgresDatabase UpgradesQuery Performance AnalysisEXPLAIN Output InterpretationDatabase ObservabilityPerformance ToolingRoles and Permissions ManagementRow Level SecurityIncident ResponseAI Tools for Research

Soft Skills

Technical WritingAsynchronous CommunicationUser Advocacy

Tools & Technologies

Managed Database ServicesPostgres ExtensionsOpen-Source Contributions

Industry Keywords

Developer ToolsInfrastructureReliabilityTrustPerformance Metrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Postgres

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Postgres versions, upgrades and end-of-life policies
Determine supported major and minor versions, upgrade processes and retirement of old versions
Design predictable maintenance scheduling, communication and execution
Improve developer understanding of database performance through query performance, metrics, logs and advisors
Own the Postgres extension ecosystem, including extension selection, evaluation, support and cross-version compatibility
Own Postgres security, including roles and permissions, Row Level Security ergonomics, secure defaults and CVE response
Speak with developers ranging from indie developers to enterprise customers and incorporate feedback into prioritization
Define problem statements, requirements and success metrics
Track metrics such as upgrade success rate, supported-version adoption and time-to-diagnose performance issues
Maintain the plan of record and align Engineering, Support and GTM
Communicate version changes and deprecations clearly to customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of Product Management experience on databases, developer tools or infrastructure, or equivalent depth as an engineer, DBA or founder moving into product
Comfortable commenting on architecture documents and advocating for users during trade-offs
Strong knowledge of Postgres, or another relational database with ability to ramp quickly
Comfortable reading EXPLAIN output and discussing replication, WAL, roles and extensions
Experience shipping products where reliability and trust are core to the experience
Clear technical and product writing
Hands-on use of queries, upgrades and extensions
Experience using AI tools for research, drafting and feedback synthesis
Ability to work asynchronously by default and make decisions in writing
Strong signal: experience with a managed database service
Strong signal: running Postgres in production, including upgrades, tuning and incident response
Strong signal: experience with database observability, performance tooling, or security and compliance products
Strong signal: contributions to Postgres, its extensions, or the wider open-source community
Strong signal: experience shipping something using Supabase

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
100% health insurance coverage for employees
80% health insurance coverage for dependents
Annual company off-sites
Flexible, asynchronous work
Annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, or other learning