Senior Auth Engineer

As a Senior Auth Engineer at Supabase, your main responsibilities will include building new authentication features and maintaining existing ones for our Auth product. You'll be involved in technical discussions, advise on security protocols like OAuth, and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure our solutions are robust and user-friendly. Your expertise in Go and TypeScript will be crucial in implementing effective and secure authentication mechanisms.

To become a Senior Auth Engineer at Supabase, you should have at least 5 years of Software Development experience, with a strong understanding of web technologies, authentication security, and a good command of Go and TypeScript. Familiarity with frameworks like Next.js and traditional web frameworks such as Ruby on Rails or Django is also important. Good writing skills are essential, as you will contribute to the RFC process for product changes.

Yes! Supabase embraces remote work, allowing Senior Auth Engineers to work from anywhere in the world. There are no location-based salary adjustments, fostering a truly inclusive and flexible workplace for talent from across the globe.

At Supabase, the team culture is collaborative, innovative, and unstructured, typical of a startup environment. With over 30 nationalities represented, we value diversity and open-source contributions. Our team believes in 'dogfooding' our products; if it's good enough for our users, it's good enough for us. You’ll find a supportive environment that encourages experimentation and creativity.

As a Senior Auth Engineer at Supabase, you will enjoy numerous benefits including a 100% remote work culture, comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage, a generous tech allowance for your home office setup, an annual education allowance, and the opportunity to participate in exciting off-site events. We value your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

When answering this question, outline specific authentication mechanisms you've implemented, such as JWT, OAuth, or any custom solutions. Highlight the significance of these mechanisms in securing applications and how you addressed challenges in your prior roles.

Discuss your proficiency with both Go and TypeScript by providing examples of projects where you used these languages. Mention ease of use, performance aspects, and when you prefer to use one language over the other depending on the project requirements.

Explain your method for creating clear technical documentation. Mention the importance of clarity, audience awareness, and the RFC process in ensuring all stakeholders can easily understand changes and developments in the product.

Discuss your priorities in such a situation, including assessing the breach, communicating with stakeholders, implementing immediate fixes, and conducting a thorough investigation. Highlight the importance of post-breach assessments and improvements to prevent future incidents.

Detail your understanding of protocols such as OAuth, OIDC, and SAML. Discuss their respective strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate use cases. Providing real-life examples of where you've successfully implemented these protocols will strengthen your response.

Elaborate on best practices you follow to enhance code security such as input validation, use of secure libraries, and regular security audits. Mention any tools or methodologies you use to scan or test vulnerabilities in your code.

Provide a specific example of a technical challenge related to authentication you faced, how you approached it, the solution you implemented, and the impact it had on your project or team. This will demonstrate your analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Discuss the resources you rely on, such as websites, blogs, conferences, and communities. Mention how you integrate your learning into your day-to-day work and how it influences your approach to authentication security.

Share a specific project that required teamwork, highlighting your responsibilities and how you contributed to the group's success. Focus on communication, problem-solving, and any tools used to facilitate collaboration.

Convey your passion for open-source technology and explain how Supabase's goals align with your personal and professional aspirations. Mention specific products of Supabase that excite you and how you see your skills contributing to the team's success.