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What this role is
This role drives the evolution of OrioleDB, a next-generation PostgreSQL storage engine, combining low-level database systems work with open-source community collaboration. It suits experienced C systems programmers and PostgreSQL contributors ready to design storage features, strengthen reliability through testing, and shepherd improvements into upstream PostgreSQL.
Our summary, not Supabase’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- PostgreSQL core contributor or equivalent database internals experience
- Expert C programmer with 8+ years production experience in low-level systems programming
- Deep familiarity with PostgreSQL codebase, build system, and extension APIs
- Experience designing or implementing storage engines, index structures, or query execution components
- Comfortable contributing to community-driven upstream open source
- Proficient in debugging and profiling complex C code in database context
- Clear technical writing and ability to explain design trade-offs
- Strong communicator committed to collaborative development