Senior Backend Engineer

Nebius; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career growth

Flexible work

Collaborative culture

Impactful AI projects

International teams

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to help develop our hyperscaling platform. The role focuses on building fault-tolerant cloud services using Golang, with some work in Java and Python, and opportunities to contribute across compute, storage and AI services.

You can work from our offices in Prague, Berlin, London or Amsterdam, with hybrid or remote options, and join a fast-moving, world‑class engineering team building AI infrastructure for developers and enterprises.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Golang or readiness to switch to it.
• Ability to write reliable code and dig into complex problems.
• Teamwork-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Developing fault‑tolerant, reliable cloud services: cloud infrastructure, managed databases, managed Kubernetes, billing, monitoring systems, ML service and more.

Skills

Golang

Teamwork

Problem solving

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.

The role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to help develop our hyperscaling platform.

We have a lot of tasks on Golang and little less on Java and Python.

You’re welcome to work from our office in Prague, Berlin, London or in Amsterdam, hybrid or remotely.

In this position, your responsibility will be to:

Developing fault‑tolerant, reliable cloud services: cloud infrastructure, managed databases, managed Kubernetes, billing, monitoring systems, ML service and more.

We expect you to have:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Excellent knowledge of Golang or you are ready to quickly switch to this programming language
• Ability to write reliable code and dig into complex problems
• Teamwork‑oriented approach

It would be an added bonus if you had:

• Experience designing high‑load and scaling services

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.