Senior Software Engineer, Observability

at Nebius

📍 United States

USD 130,000-170,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote ✅ Hybrid

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 for the global AI economy. The company builds cloud infrastructure and tools to help customers solve real-world challenges and run AI/ML workloads without massive infrastructure costs. Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel, and a team of 800+ employees including 400+ engineers.

Role summary

Nebius is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and own backend systems that power metrics, monitor large-scale infrastructure, and develop a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance platform. The role focuses on production systems, system design, reliability, and close collaboration with hardware, networking, and data center operations teams.

Responsibilities

Design and build services and agents that provide deep visibility into large-scale server fleets and data center engineering systems
Evolve metrics, aggregation, and alerting pipelines, with a focus on signal quality and reliability
Design and operate maintenance and remediation systems that enable safe, predictable fleet-wide changes and keep infrastructure healthy
Investigate production incidents hands-on, including on-host Linux debugging, and drive root-cause fixes
Collaborate closely with hardware, networking, and data center operations teams to improve reliability

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong production experience with Python and Go, or the ability to ramp up quickly
Solid Linux fundamentals and comfort debugging live systems (on-host Linux debugging)
Ability to write reliable, maintainable code and dig into complex, ambiguous problems
Experience building and operating production systems at scale

It will be an added bonus if you have:

Ubuntu experience, including internal tooling and packaging workflows (e.g., building Debian packages)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or equivalent networking experience

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 and flexible working arrangements

Compensation

Base salary range: $130,000 - $170,000 per year + quarterly performance bonuses

Additional context

Team: Hardware Automation / Observability-focused backend systems
Work arrangements: flexible working; remote work reimbursement provided