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Senior/Lead Software Developer (Managed Kubernetes)

Nebius Amsterdam, Netherlands Today

engineering

Why work at Nebius
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy. We create the tools and resources our customers need to solve real-world challenges and transform industries, without massive infrastructure costs or the need to build large in-house AI/ML teams. Our employees work at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure alongside some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the field.

Where we work
Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The team of over 800 employees includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers with deep expertise across hardware and software engineering, as well as an in-house AI R&D team.

Nebius Managed Kubernetes (mk8s) exists to give customers seamless access to the Nebius platform through the Kubernetes API—ensuring their AI workloads run fast, reliably, and with minimal operational overhead.

In this role, you will lead the mk8s Core Team, one of three sub-teams within mk8s, responsible for the service’s core backend, key platform integrations, and mission-critical add-ons.

At Nebius, team leaders are hands-on by design. We’re looking for someone who is currently a senior or staff-level engineer (or has been in the past) and is comfortable diving deep into complex systems. You will begin as an individual contributor to build context and technical ownership and then transition into leadership responsibilities as you ramp up.

In this position, you will be responsible to:

Lead by example. Set the technical quality bar by spending a meaningful portion of your time on IC-level work—writing and reviewing code, driving complex projects, participating in the on-call rotation, and contributing to incident response and post-incident analysis.
Lead a group of 4–8 mid- to senior-level engineers. Provide clarity and context, coach them toward growth, and deliver timely, constructive feedback.
Own the technical vision by defining, maintaining, and driving the technical strategy for the areas under your responsibility, ensuring alignment with broader platform and organizational goals.
Work closely with the Product Manager and Service Owner to shape the product vision, build roadmaps, and align execution with customer and business needs.

What you will bring to the table:

8+ years of professional software engineering or management experience
Excellent knowledge of Golang, or you are ready to quickly switch to this programming language
Expertise with

Multi-month technical projects
Tech leading engineers
Running and owning what you build

It would be an added bonus if you had:

Experience with Team management, Kubernetes administration, Developing Kubernetes controllers

What we offer

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth within Nebius.
Flexible working arrangements.
A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation.

We’re growing and expanding our products every day. If you’re up to the challenge and are excited about AI and ML as much as we are, join us!