Package software into our supabase/postgres repo using Nix (with flakes), and help us transition our packaging from traditional to Nix packaging more over time.
Manage PostgreSQL lifecycles, ensuring timely major, minor, and extension upgrades.
Expand platform release systems to allow developers to increasingly self-service.
Optimize CI/CD and tooling, specifically expanding GitHub Actions, team tooling, and testing/release approaches.
Resolve production issues by proactively identifying and fixing problems in customer deployments.
Maintain best practices and tests to ensure enhanced stability and decreased deployment risks.

Have 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL and its ecosystem, including extensions and performance optimization.
Are an Infrastructure Expert with proven experience in management, tooling, and optimization.
Are proficient in the Nix package management system (including flakes) alongside Ansible, Packer, Docker, QEMU/KVM, AWS, and Kubernetes.
Have experience building for multiple architectures, specifically Linux and Darwin/macOS aarch64 targets.
Are comfortable with polyglot environments, including builds for C/C++, Go, JavaScript, and Rust-based projects.
Communicate clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences, especially when interacting with customers.
Have experience in async or globally distributed teams and value independent, proactive problem-solving.
Are willing to mentor, taking on responsibility for teaching the engineering team to use and contribute to our Nix-based work.

Postgres Deployment Engineer – Nix

Key skills