Senior Systems HPC Engineer Amsterdam · Remote - Europe

Nebius Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth and learning

Flexibility and ownership

Collaborative and innovative culture

Impactful AI projects

International environment

Job summary

Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform headquartered in Amsterdam. We are seeking a Senior Systems HPC Engineer to optimize performance across large GPU clusters and the full stack—from hardware to software and networking.

You will work across InfiniBand/RoCE, KVM/QEMU virtualization, MPI/NCCL communications, and hardware integration with vendors. Strong Linux and HPC expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in system-level software development with a focus on performance optimization.
• 3+ years hands-on Linux systems administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Deep understanding of server architectures, PCIe/NICs, Linux OS/kernel, HPC systems.
• Proficiency in performance-oriented languages (C/C++, Go, Python).

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks across hardware, OS, and software layers and drive performance improvements.
• Troubleshoot GPU cluster performance under real workloads (training/inference).
• Evaluate new hardware and tuning approaches within the software stack.
• Support escalations from internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, software, and hardware vendor teams.

Skills

System-level software

Linux systems

C/C++

Go

Python

Tools

MPI

NCCL

KVM/QEMU

Job description

About Nebius:

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.

Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.

We are looking for a Senior Systems HPC Engineer to play a key role in building our hyperscaler platform, working across its core components while analyzing and optimizing the performance of large-scale GPU clusters at the intersection of hardware and software.

You will operate across the full stack—from hardware and system software to networking (InfiniBand/RoCE), virtualization (KVM/QEMU), and distributed communication layers (e.g., MPI, NCCL).

In this role you will

• Focus on understanding system behavior across multiple layers, identifying performance bottlenecks, and driving improvements that shape how our clusters are built, operated, tuned, and validated.
• Investigate and troubleshoot performance issues of GPU cluster under real workloads (training and inference)
• Evaluate and integrate new hardware, system configurations and tuning approaches through software stack
• Support complex performance-related escalations from internal teams and customers
• Work closely with infrastructure, software engineering and hardware vendor teams (e.g. NVIDIA, Mellanox, Intel)
• Contribute to hardware and cluster qualification (acceptance), ensuring systems meet performance expectations

We expect you to have:

• 5+ years of professional experience in system-level software development (focused on performance optimization, low-level programming).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux systems (administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning).
• In-depth understanding of server architecture, including PCIe devices, NICs, Linux OS/Kernel, and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
• Strong proficiency in one or more performance-oriented programming languages (C/C++, Go, Python).

We conduct coding interviews as part of the process.

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams

What's it like to work at Nebius:

Fast moving- Bold thinking- Constant growth- Meaningful impact- Trust and real ownership- Opportunity to shape the future of AI

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.

If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.