Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

at Nebius

📍 United States

USD 140,000-200,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

Used Tools & Technologies

Machine Learning

Required Skills & Competences
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1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

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Details

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy. We create the tools and resources our customers need to solve real-world challenges and transform industries without massive infrastructure costs or the need to build large in-house AI/ML teams. Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The company has a team of over 800 employees, including more than 400 engineers with expertise across hardware and software engineering and an in-house AI R&D team.

Team/Department

This role is listed under the Hardware Automation department and will work closely with infrastructure and SRE teams as well as other engineering groups.

Responsibilities

Design and implement distributed backend systems
Own services end-to-end: architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support
Work closely with infrastructure, SRE, and GTM teams to deliver robust solutions
Improve system performance, reliability, and observability
Participate in technical design discussions and mentor other engineers
Make pragmatic trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
Contribute to architectural decisions that impact system scalability, cost efficiency, and platform evolution

Requirements

5+ years of experience building backend systems in production
Strong proficiency in Python (Go is a strong plus)
Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput services
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
Hands-on experience with databases (SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, NoSQL)
Experience working in Linux environments
Ability to debug complex production issues
A track record of owning systems in production and making sound technical decisions under real-world constraints

Nice to have

Experience with cloud platforms or infrastructure-level systems
Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, or service meshes
Background in performance optimization or low-latency systems
Familiarity with observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)

Benefits

Health insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families
401(k) plan: up to 4% company match with immediate vesting
Parental leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers
Remote work reimbursement: up to $85/month for mobile and internet
Disability & life insurance: company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, opportunities for professional growth, flexible working arrangements, and a collaborative work environment

Compensation

We offer competitive salaries: $140k - $200k base plus quarterly performance bonuses.