Senior Backend Software Engineer (Observability)

About Nebius

Nebius is at the forefront of the AI economy, developing a comprehensive full-stack AI cloud platform that empowers developers and enterprises. Our platform supports the entire AI lifecycle, from data preparation and model training to production deployment, removing the cost and complexity associated with building in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Founded on the principle of "Built by engineers, for engineers," we tackle complex challenges in large-scale GPU orchestration and inference optimization across compute, storage, networking, and applied AI. Nebius is publicly traded on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, with a global R&D footprint spanning Europe, the UK, North America, and Israel. Our team of over 1,500 includes hundreds of highly skilled engineers with deep expertise in hardware, software, and AI R&D.

The Role: Senior Backend Software Engineer, Observability Platform

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Observability Platform team, based either in Amsterdam or remotely. Building a reliable and profitable cloud platform is impossible without world-class observability. This platform underpins every layer of our stack—from developer tooling and CI/CD pipelines to Kubernetes, managed services, databases, networking, and customer workloads. Our mission is to provide a unified ecosystem for logs, metrics, traces, alerting, and troubleshooting, enabling engineers to understand and operate systems at scale. In this role, you will develop and scale the core services responsible for high-volume telemetry ingestion, distributed storage, query engines, alerting pipelines, and innovative solutions for operational data analysis, including AI-assisted troubleshooting.

We Expect You To Have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Golang or a demonstrated ability and willingness to quickly learn it.
• Experience building distributed backend systems.
• A solid understanding of software reliability, scalability, and performance principles.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production issues.
• A teamwork-oriented approach with strong communication skills.

It Would Be an Added Bonus If You Had

• Experience building or contributing to observability platforms, telemetry systems, or related open-source projects (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, VictoriaMetrics, Mimir, Tempo).
• Experience using ClickHouse in production environments.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation.
• Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.
• Flexibility and a sense of ownership.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment.
• The chance to work on impactful AI projects.
• An international setting with highly talented teams.

Working at Nebius

Experience a dynamic environment characterized by bold thinking, constant growth, meaningful impact, trust, and true ownership. Seize the opportunity to shape the future of AI with us.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Nebius is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country of application and will be required to prove employment eligibility. Accommodations are available during the application process.