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Software Engineer - Auth

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5 years

Location

remote

JobType

full-time

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About the role

Supabase is the Postgres development platform, built by developers for developers. We provide a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search. All services are deeply integrated and designed for growth. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEER TO WORK ON AUTH. Auth https://supabase.com/auth, written in Go https://github.com/supabase/auth (server) and with client libraries for TypeScript https://github.com/supabase/auth-js, SSR https://github.com/supabase/ssr and for other frameworks and technologies, is one of the most popular products in the Supabase stack. We are seeking someone to help us build new and maintain existing Auth features. WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: - Design and implement secure, scalable authentication features in Go and TypeScript - Work across the stack: from server-side protocols to client-side libraries for frameworks like Next.js - Contribute to the evolution of our Auth architecture, including support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other protocols - Write and review RFCs as part of our product development process - Collaborate with engineers across Supabase to ensure a seamless experience for developers using our tools - Support the community and respond to developer feedback on GitHub, Discord, and other channels YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE: - 5+ years of Software Development experience in a professional setting - 2+ years of professional experience working on an authentication system (implementing protocol support, maintenance at scale) - Strong knowledge of Go and TypeScript (languages used daily), and Postgres - Strong knowledge of web technology fundamentals (cookies, sessions, JWT, HTTP, browser APIs) - Good knowledge of and deep interest in authentication security (passwords, protocols such as OAuth, OIDC or SAML, cryptography fundamentals such as hash functions, signatures and ciphers) - Experience working with multiple web frameworks like Next.js (or other SSR alternative in the JavaScript space) and traditional web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel or equivalent (in any language) - Good technical writing skills (RFC process is an important part of making changes to the Auth product)

About the company

Supabase was born-remote and open-source-first. We believe our globally distributed team is our secret weapon in building tools developers love. - 120+ team members - 35+ countries - 15+ languages spoken - $396M raised - 350,000+ community members - 20,000+ memes posted (and counting) We move fast, build in public, and use what we ship. If it's in your project, we probably use it in ours too. We believe deeply in the open-source ecosystem and strive to support—not replace—existing tools and communities.

Skills

go
typescript
postgres