Senior Backend Software Engineer (Cloud Monetization Platform)

Nebius
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced backend engineers who design scalable distributed systems and have a background in billing or payments, working in a fast-moving, collaborative environment in Amsterdam or remotely.

Best fit for

  • Experienced backend engineers with a track record in distributed systems and billing architectures
    — “Experience building distributed backend systems and microservice architectures
  • Candidates who have shaped modern platforms from the ground up with a focus on correctness and consistency
    — “help shape a modern platform from the ground up
  • Individuals with a deep understanding of asynchronous workflows and transaction consistency
    — “Understanding of distributed transactions, consistency models, and reliable asynchronous workflows

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the country where they apply
    — “Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply
  • The role requires working in a high-impact AI domain with a global team
    — “Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Python and distributed systems in your resume and interview answers
    — “Strong knowledge of Python or willingness to quickly become productive with our technology stack
  • Emphasize your ability to design clean abstractions for evolving business models
    — “design clean abstractions for a rapidly evolving business model
  • Showcase your ownership mindset and communication skills in your application materials
    — “Strong communication and ownership mindset
  • Demonstrate your experience with building scalable backend services through concrete examples
    — “Experience designing scalable backend services
  • Familiarity with technologies like gRPC, Temporal, or Kafka-like messaging can give you an edge
    — “Python, gRPC, Temporal, YDB, Kafka-like messaging, Kubernetes, 25+ microservices
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • designed clean abstractions for evolving business models
  • built reliable distributed workflows
  • shaped a modern platform
Typical background
software engineeringbackend development

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonDistributed SystemsMicroservicesDistributed TransactionsConsistent WorkflowsScalable Backend Services

Preferred

Billing SystemsPayments SystemsPricing Systems

Stack & domain

PythonGrpcTemporalYDBKafka-like MessagingKubernetesMicroservices

About the role

Original posting from Nebius

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 are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Cloud Monetization Platform team in Amsterdam or remotely.

Our platform powers the commercial foundation of Nebius Cloud. Every GPU hour, storage operation, network transfer, reservation, enterprise contract, or customer payment flows through the systems we build before becoming revenue.

Unlike traditional billing systems, our platform combines several challenging engineering domains. You'll design clean abstractions for a rapidly evolving business model, build reliable distributed workflows where correctness and consistency are as important as performance, and help shape a modern platform from the ground up.

We expect you to have:

5+ years of professional software engineering experience

Strong knowledge of Python or willingness to quickly become productive with our technology stack

Experience building distributed backend systems and microservice architectures

Understanding of distributed transactions, consistency models, and reliable asynchronous workflows

Experience designing scalable backend services

Strong communication and ownership mindset

It would be an added bonus if you had experience building Billing, payments or pricing systems

Technology stack:

Python, gRPC, Temporal, YDB, Kafka-like messaging, Kubernetes, 25+ microservices.

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 

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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. 

If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Source: Nebius careers

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