Performance Engineer - Benchmarking

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Supabase seeks a Performance Engineer to design, build, and operate benchmarking and profiling systems that make performance measurement repeatable and actionable across its backend platform. You will create tooling, define benchmark suites, and partner with database and infrastructure teams to surface regressions and drive improvements.

Role Snapshot

• Build and evolve benchmarking, profiling, and load‑testing tooling
• Define performance baselines and regression gates
• Create self‑serve performance testing workflows
• Partner with database, storage, and cloud infra teams
• Publish credible performance metrics for customers and market

Must-Have Requirements

• Deep experience in performance engineering, benchmarking, and profiling of complex distributed systems
• Strong systems intuition (databases, storage, networking, cloud infrastructure)
• Strong communication skills
• Performance engineering
• Benchmarking systems ownership
• Distributed systems performance

Work Setup

• Location: Remote, Anywhere
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: GLOBAL
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Travel requirements
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Develop and maintain cloud‑based benchmarking and load‑testing frameworks
• Design benchmark suites that reflect real‑world customer workloads
• Establish baseline performance numbers and automated regression detection
• Build tooling that routes benchmark results to owners and generates reproducible reports
• Collaborate with database and infra teams to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements
• Enable product teams to run performance tests locally or in CI pipelines
• Publish repeatable performance figures for external customers and market positioning

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong systems intuition for databases, storage, networking, and cloud environments
• Pragmatic, tooling‑oriented mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication across cross‑functional teams