Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud AI & Kubernetes
Summary
Senior/Staff engineer to lead Nebius's mk8s Core team, owning the Kubernetes API, core control plane, autoscaling, and platform integrations for an AI cloud. Starts as a hands-on IC, then takes on managerial duties while shaping the product vision with PMs across data centers.
Nebius is seeking a senior/Staff Engineer to lead the mk8s Core team, owning the API, core control plane, autoscaling, and platform integrations. You will start as an IC to gain context, then take on managerial responsibilities while guiding engineers and shaping the product vision.
The role emphasizes hands-on coding, architecture leadership, and collaboration with PMs to deliver scalable Kubernetes-native AI cloud capabilities across data centers.