Senior Backend Engineer
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
What this role asks for
Standard for backend roles
Java · Kubernetes · Python
Common in backend postings at any company.
47% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Nebius's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Nebius's other open postings on this site.
The team: Backend
This role is one of 15 open in Backend.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Kubernetes (13 of 15), Golang (12 of 15), Python (10 of 15), Machine Learning (9 of 15), Java (6 of 15), C++ (3 of 15), Kafka (3 of 15)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer (Stream Processing) posted Sep 3
- Senior/Tech Lead Backend Engineer (Managed Kubernetes) posted Sep 3
- Senior Software Engineer (Capacity and Quota Management) posted Aug 11
- Senior Backend Software Engineer (Cloud Monetization Platform) posted Aug 11
- Senior Software Engineer (Serverless) posted Jul 24
- Senior Backend Engineer posted Jul 16
- Senior Backend Engineer posted Jul 16
- Senior Backend Software Engineer (Observability) posted Jun 17
- Senior Software Engineer (Managed PostgreSQL) posted Jun 9
- Senior Software Engineer (Storage Virtualization Team) posted Feb 12
- Senior Backend Engineer posted Mar 14
- Senior Software Engineer (Data Platform, C++) posted Feb 3
- Senior Software Engineer (C++) posted Aug 27
- Senior Backend Engineer posted Aug 26
From the team and dates on Nebius's own job board.
Salary context
52 other open postings titled Senior Backend Engineer state a salary: median USD 170,000 to USD 225,000 a year.
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