Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Design, build, and operate backend services that are reliable, scalable, and performant with an accent on architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support. Focus on improving system performance, reliability, and observability.

Location: United States

Salary: $140k- $200k base + quarterly performance bonuses.

Company

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy.

What you will do

• Design and implement distributed backend systems
• Own services end-to-end: architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support
• Work closely with infrastructure, SRE, and GTM teams to deliver robust solutions
• Improve system performance, reliability, and observability
• Participate in technical design discussions and mentor other engineers

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building backend systems in production
• Strong proficiency in Python (Go is a strong plus)
• Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput services
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, NoSQL)
• Experience working in Linux environments

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud platforms or infrastructure-level systems
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, or service meshes
• Background in performance optimization or low-latency systems
• Familiarity with observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan: up to 4% company match with immediate vesting.
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Remote work reimbursement: up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
• Company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage.