Infrastructure Software Engineer - Bare-Metal & Python

Nebius; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Remote work reimbursement

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Nebius is building a next-generation AI cloud infrastructure. We seek a Software Engineer (Python) who designs and builds systems that provision, configure, test, and manage physical hardware at scale.

You will work close to the metal, interfacing with servers, networks, and management controllers to ensure robust, scalable platform operations. You will collaborate with hardware, networking, and data center teams to deliver production-ready infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience as a software engineer, with a focus on Python.
• Linux systems and shell scripting experience.
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal servers or low-level infrastructure; strong networking knowledge (IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, DNS, PXE).
• Experience interfacing with hardware management interfaces (BMC, IPMI-like protocols, HTTP APIs).
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and production deployment workflows.
• Experience designing or working with NoSQL databases.
• Ability to debug complex issues spanning software, hardware, and networks.
• Strong ownership mindset and clear communication in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and automation in Python.
• Build and maintain systems for hardware provisioning, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Develop software that runs directly on bare-metal environments.
• Integrate with Linux systems, using Bash and low-level tooling where needed.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure-focused software.
• Work with networking services including IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, DNS, network boot, and server boot workflows.
• Interface with BMC controllers and management protocols (IPMI-style protocols, HTTP-based standards).
• Enable reliable hardware interaction and automation across large fleets.
• Write clear documentation and contribute to operational excellence.

Skills

Python

Linux

Networking fundamentals

NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Debugging complex issues

Communication in distributed teams

Tools

Bash scripting

IPMI/BMC interfaces

HTTP APIs

PXE/network boot

Job description

Nebius is building a next-generation AI cloud infrastructure. We seek a Software Engineer (Python) who designs and builds systems that provision, configure, test, and manage physical hardware at scale.

You will work close to the metal, interfacing with servers, networks, and management controllers to ensure robust, scalable platform operations. You will collaborate with hardware, networking, and data center teams to deliver production-ready infrastructure.