Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) AI Infrastructure (Early Career) at Nebius

Gewis; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship opportunities

Hands-on production experience

Growth potential

Full-time role consideration

Job summary

Nebius, headquartered in Amsterdam, is seeking an ambitious Site Reliability Engineer (Early Career) to support AI infrastructure. You will work on day-to-day SRE operations, deploy changes, and contribute to small projects while learning Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud fundamentals.

You will gain hands-on experience with real production workloads, learn internal tools, and have the opportunity for growth and a potential full-time role after the program.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated programming ability in Python, Go or C++.
• Foundational cloud and networking knowledge.
• Familiarity with Git version-control systems.
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes.
• Awareness of infrastructure as code concepts (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day SRE operations in NetInfra.
• Deploy tested and approved changes following instructions.
• Execute small tasks from backlog or work on small SRE projects.
• Create tests for changes/projects and write technical docs.
• Track Jira tasks and progress.
• Study network, Linux kernel, eBPF, and container fundamentals.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Cloud fundamentals

Networking basics

Git

Kubernetes

Terraform

Tools

Git

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Job Master Computer Science and Engineering Master Embedded Systems Master Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) AI Infrastructure (Early Career) at Nebius

Description

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) AI Infrastructure (Early Career) at Nebius

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Summary:

Location: Amsterdam
Duration: 3 months
Start date: June 2026
Compensation: Paid
Eligibility: Current University student (Computer Science or related field), Recent Graduate or Early Career specialist
Work authorization: Permitted to work in the job’s location

Why work at Nebius
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. Our employees work at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure alongside some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the field.

Where we work
Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The team of over 1400+ employees includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers with deep expertise across hardware and software engineering, as well as an in-house AI R&D team.

Your responsibilities will include

• Operation:
  • assist, where possible in day-to-day SRE operations tasks in NetInfra
  • deploy tested and approved changes following clear instructions
• execute small and well-defined tasks from the backlog
• together or instead: work on small and well-defined SRE project from backlog
• create tests for their changes/project (if applicable)
• write technical documentation about their work
• track and update Jira tasks according to their progress
• Learning and growth:
  • actively study network and system fundamentals: Ethernet and ip networks, routing, Linux Kernel, eBPF, traffic control, ipvs, dpdk
  • learn internal tools, workflows and operational standards
  • learn container and platform fundamentals: Kubernetes (core architecture and networking), Helm, Terraform
  • learn configuration management and automation basics

What we expect you to have

• demonstrate strong interest and foundational knowledge in cloud providers, operations, networking, hardware, and software
• programming experience in any of Python, Go or C++
• basic understanding of the Network (ethernet, ip, tcp/udp, routing fundamentals)
• familiarity with Git
• basic understanding of containers, Kubernetes and IAC (Infra As Code) approach

What we offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Mentorship from experienced AI, ML, and cloud infrastructure professionals
• Hands-on experience with real customer workloads and production systems
• Opportunities for professional growth within Nebius
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation
• Opportunity to be considered for a full-time role after the Early Talent Program

We’re growing and expanding our products every day. If you’re up to the challenge and are excited about AI and ML as much as we are, join us!