Software Engineer - AI Tooling

Supabase

. Build and improve AI tooling including the MCP server, agent skills, agents, and the dashboard Assistant .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemoteMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in building and improving AI tooling, including proficiency in TypeScript and knowledge of the AI ecosystem. Capable of designing evaluation frameworks and collaborating across teams to enhance developer experiences and product interfaces.

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TypeScript ProficiencyAI Ecosystem FamiliarityDeveloper Tool DevelopmentEvaluation Framework DesignPostgres Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringEvaluation FrameworksTesting and ValidationAI WorkflowsRelational Database Practices

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationAbility to Thrive in Asynchronous TeamsNavigating Ambiguity

Tools & Technologies

SupabaseMCP ServerEdge FunctionsVector DatabasesPgvector

Industry Keywords

AI ToolingDeveloper ExperienceQuality KPIsDocumentation PracticesCustomer-Facing AI Features

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPostgresTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve AI tooling including the MCP server, agent skills, agents, and the dashboard Assistant
Make new Supabase products usable by agents through tools, skills, and evaluations
Prototype and evaluate tooling for emerging AI technologies and determine what should reach production
Build evaluations, instrumentation, feedback loops, quality KPIs, and regression gates
Analyze how customers and agents use shipped tools and improve tooling, interfaces, and documentation
Design how documentation and product knowledge are exposed to agents and measure effectiveness
Build patterns and tools such as MCP on Edge Functions, vector embeddings, and agents running on Edge Functions
Enable contributions to Supabase’s agentic capabilities through contribution paths, templates, documentation, and review practices
Centralize shared AI logic for reuse across teams
Ship battle-tested tools with strong tests, benchmarking, and stress testing
Collaborate with AI Tooling Infrastructure engineers on reliability, authentication, and hosting
Work across Docs, CLI, Frontend, SDK, and other teams to deliver a coherent developer experience
Stay close to the fast-moving AI ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong TypeScript skills and knowledge of the JavaScript ecosystem, including npm, ES modules, bundlers, and compatibility
Deep familiarity with the AI ecosystem, current tools, agent patterns, and practical trade-offs
Experience building developer tools, product interfaces, or platform primitives used by engineers
Experience designing or using evaluation frameworks for AI quality, reliability, and task success
Understanding of baselines, variance, and cost in AI evaluation
Strong judgment about effective AI workflows and avoiding fragile or gimmicky experiences
Experience writing tests and validating reliability in real-world conditions
Knowledge of Postgres and relational database practices
Clear written communication and ability to work across product, engineering, and documentation teams
Ability to thrive in asynchronous, globally distributed teams
Comfort navigating ambiguity and moving quickly
Nice to have: experience with vector databases and embeddings, ideally pgvector
Nice to have: shipped customer-facing AI features or agents
Nice to have: documentation or structured knowledge designed for developers or agents
Nice to have: Braintrust or similar evaluation and tracing platform experience, or CI quality gates
Nice to have: open-source contributions or maintained developer tooling
Nice to have: experience across several product surfaces or teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work
WeWork membership or co-working allowance usable anywhere in the world
ESOP (equity ownership)
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