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# Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - Web Access Engineer

- **Company:** Nebius
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Reverse Engineering, Selenium, Session Management, Web Applications, Web Platforms, Resource Loading, Caching, Puppeteer (Software), Web Content, Kubernetes, Playwright, Search Engines
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-agentic-search-web-access-engineer-nebius-8837337

## About the Role

You have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on production backend or infrastructure systems, and are an expert in several of the following areas, * Experience working on browser engines or browser infrastructure

 * Experience reverse engineering browser or web application behaviour
 * Experience building internet-scale distributed systems
 * Go, C++, Rust, or Python
 * Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, 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

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build the web access infrastructure behind a novel search engine designed for agentic AI.

In this role, you will investigate how modern websites communicate with browsers and translate that understanding into production systems operating at internet scale. You will build browser infrastructure and tooling that enables reliable, efficient access to web content across a rapidly changing web.

Your responsibilities will include:

 * Research and analyse how modern websites communicate with browsers across the complete request lifecycle
 * Investigate browser fingerprinting, client verification mechanisms, and modern web technologies to enable reliable web access
 * Build tooling for browser instrumentation, debugging, observability, and large-scale experimentation
 * Translate technical research into production systems operating at internet scale, * Chromium architecture and browser internals
 * Browser lifecycle and navigation
 * Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)
 * Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, or similar browser automation frameworks
 * Browser instrumentation and debugging

Web Platform

 * HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 - TLS, DNS, and browser networking
 * Cookies, browser storage, caching, redirects, and session management
 * JavaScript execution and modern client-side rendering
 * Resource loading, page lifecycle, and browser networking
 * Browser fingerprinting concepts and browser characteristics