Head of Observability

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Define and execute the observability strategy for Supabase, covering logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, and profiling
Evaluate and evolve the observability stack: define the right long-term architecture
Drive convergence toward a single-pane-of-glass experience internally, creating a cohesive and modern platform
Establish SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and capacity planning practices that make observability a first-class input to reliability programs

Own the customer-facing observability experience including dashboards, logs explorer, metrics, alerts — and work with Product to make it best-in-class for developers
Champion a dogfooding culture where our internal observability platform and our customer-facing product converge, creating a tight feedback loop
Define and deploy best observability practices across our suite of products

Build and lead a world-class observability engineering team. Set the bar for hiring, mentorship, and technical excellence
Collaborate with every engineering team to embed consistent, high-quality instrumentation across all Supabase services using OpenTelemetry and related standards
Contribute to org-wide documentation, advocacy of best practices, and enforcement of telemetry standards

Orchestrate and scale high-throughput data pipelines for telemetry ingestion, storage, and querying
Own the reliability, performance, scaling, and efficiency of observability infrastructure

Have 8+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years leading or managing teams
Have built, significantly evolved, or operated an observability platform at scale
Are deeply technical across the observability stack: logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, dashboarding. You understand the trade-offs and have strong opinions on architecture
Have hands-on experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, or similar, at production scale
Think about observability as a product, not just infrastructure. You care about the developer experience of the people using your systems
Communicate clearly across both technical and non-technical audiences, and write well
Are comfortable navigating ambiguity, making high-stakes technical decisions, and moving quickly in a remote-first environment

Have experience building customer-facing observability products (not just internal platforms)
Have worked with Elixir/Erlang in production
Have contributed to open source observability projects
Have experience at a company that dogfoods its own observability tooling

Fully RemoteWe hire globally. We believe you can do your best work from anywhere. There are no Supabase offices, but we provide a WeWork membership or co-working allowance you can use anywhere in the world.
ESOPEvery team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company. We want everyone to share in the upside of what we’re building together.
Tech AllowanceUse this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.
Health BenefitsSupabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are. Your wellbeing and your family’s health are important to us.
Annual Off-SitesOnce a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun. It’s a highlight of our year.
Flexible WorkWe operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time. You know what needs to be done and when.
Professional DevelopmentEvery team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.

Team Leads
Future teammates
Someone cross-functional from product, growth, or engineering (depending on the role)
Someone from our leadership/founding team

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