SDK Engineer, Python

Supabase

. Build and evolve the Python SDK across database, auth, storage, realtime, and functions .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemoteMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Python SDK development, including modern typing, async programming, and library maintenance. Capable of collaborating across teams while producing clear documentation and managing open-source contributions.

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Python SDK DevelopmentModern Python TypingAsync ProgrammingOpen-Source MaintenanceLibrary Packaging

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Hard Skills

PythonType CheckingAsyncioUnit TestingEnd-to-End TestingWebSocketCI AutomationSemantic VersioningPublic API DevelopmentLibrary Maintenance

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAutonomous WorkProblem SolvingCollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

Pyproject.tomlWheelsCI/CD ToolsIssue Tracking SystemsDocumentation Tools

Industry Keywords

Open-SourceAsync FrameworksJWTOAuthAI Agent Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and evolve the Python SDK across database, auth, storage, realtime, and functions
Develop sync and async APIs that feel natural in Python
Identify missing capabilities, advocate for them, and build them independently
Triage inbound issues and review and shepherd external contributions
Maintain CI and release automation
Own the SDK typing experience and ensure checker-friendly behavior
Test across multiple Python versions, sync and async frameworks, workers, serverless environments, and notebooks
Implement and maintain realtime functionality, including long-lived WebSocket connections, reconnection, subscription, and presence semantics
Track platform changes across auth, realtime, storage, PostgREST, and Edge Functions and update the SDK and changelog
Write RFCs, migration guides, release notes, and documentation
Improve SDK usability for AI coding agents
Collaborate with SDK, Auth, Realtime, Storage, PostgREST, Functions, CLI, Docs, and open-source communities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep knowledge of modern Python typing, including generics, protocols, overloads, and TypedDict
Experience using strict type checking and avoiding unnecessary Any
Authored or maintained a published library with a public API and external users
Open-source maintainer experience, including issue triage, external pull-request reviews, release automation, changelogs, semantic versioning, and security reports
Fluency in asyncio and experience supporting sync and async callers
Knowledge of Python library packaging, including pyproject.toml, wheels, modern tooling, and version-support policies
Testing experience with unit, type-level, and end-to-end tests against a real stack
Strong writing skills for design documents, changelogs, issue replies, and public documentation
Ability to work autonomously and scope and deliver work independently
Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences
Experience working in async or globally distributed teams
Comfort navigating ambiguity and moving quickly
Bonus: experience with major-version migrations for public packages, JWT/OAuth, AI agent framework integrations, or schema-generated idiomatic clients

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 covered 100% for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are
Annual company off-sites
Flexible, asynchronous work
Annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, or other professional development