Staff Software Engineer (Hardware Infrastructure

Nebius Inc.
United States
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$175,000.0 - $225,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Data Centers DevOps Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Software Engineering Data Logging Grafana Kubernetes Low Latency Production Code Hardware Infrastructure
+2 more
Golang Programming Languages

Job description

Nebius is looking for a Staff Software Engineer in Hardware Infrastructure team.

Hardware Infrastructure team designs, develops and supports systems involved in the data center lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

Design and develop services that automate work with a large server fleet, We expect Staff Engineers to :

  • Manage large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders
  • Break down complex tasks and guide both their own work and that of more junior colleagues
  • Be experts in specific technologies and write high-quality code that can serve as a reference
  • Assess task priority and focus on high-impact work, avoiding low-value efforts
  • Have strong architectural thinking and contribute to system design
  • Be involved in hiring and actively contribute to interviews
  • Be willing to share knowledge and mentor others

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Excellent knowledge of Python or Golang, or you are ready to quickly switch to these programming languages
  • Ability to write reliable code and dig into complex problems
  • Strong interest in being engaged in DevOps processes

It will be an added bonus if you have:

  • Solid understanding of modern server architecture and its components
  • Good knowledge of computer networks
  • Experience designing, developing and running high-load distributed syste
  • 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), 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.

Benefits & conditions

Key employee benefits:

  • Health insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
  • 401(k) plan: up to 4% company match with immediate vesting.
  • Parental leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
  • Remote work reimbursement: up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
  • Disability & life insurance: company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage., We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, the level at which the candidate is hired, and geographic location, consistent with applicable law. Base Compensation Range $175,000-$225,000 USD

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

About the company

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 Hardware Automation team builds the internal platforms and tooling that power how Nebius operates its data center infrastructure at scale. Our mission is to eliminate manual effort, reduce human error, and give every team in the Hardware Infrastructure department real-time visibility and control over the systems they own.

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