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# Senior Software Engineer, Observability

- **Company:** Nebius Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Ubuntu (Operating System), Data Centers, Debian Linux, Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Backend, Build Management, Cisco
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p8u90p6ac0

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
 * Strong production experience with Python and Go, or the ability to ramp up quickly
 * Solid Linux fundamentals and comfort debugging live systems
 * Ability to write reliable, maintainable code and dig into complex, ambiguous problems
 * Experience building and operating production systems at scale

It Will Be An Added Bonus If You Have

 * Ubuntu experience, including internal tooling and packaging workflows (e.g., building Debian packages)
 * CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or equivalent networking experience, 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.

## Description

Nebius is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and own backend systems that power metrics, monitor large-scale infrastructure, and develop a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance platform. This role requires strong production experience, sound system design judgment, and the ability to operate and improve critical services.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

 * Design and build services and agents that provide deep visibility into large-scale server fleets and data center engineering systems
 * Evolve metrics, aggregation, and alerting pipelines, with a focus on signal quality and reliability
 * Design and operate maintenance and remediation systems that enable safe, predictable fleet-wide changes and keep infrastructure healthy
 * Investigate production incidents hands-on, including on-host Linux debugging, and drive root-cause fixes
 * Collaborate closely with hardware, networking, and data center operations teams to improve reliability


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