Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Network Infrastructure

Nebius Group

. Define and own reliability goals for network services and critical paths in APAC, including SLIs/SLOs, availability targets, and error budgets .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemoteSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a focus on network services, incident management, and operational excellence. Proficient in building and leading teams while implementing automation and observability practices to enhance system reliability and performance.

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Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)Linux FundamentalsNetwork Infrastructure ManagementAutomation and CI/CDTeam Leadership and Mentoring

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Hard Skills

Incident ResponseDebugging Complex SystemsHigh-Availability SystemsSoftware AutomationGo ProgrammingPython ProgrammingInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Container PlatformsNetwork Performance DebuggingObservability and Telemetry

Soft Skills

CollaborationIndependent WorkMentoring

Industry Keywords

APAC Network LandscapeOperational StandardsError BudgetsService Level Indicators (SLIs)Service Level Objectives (SLOs)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own reliability goals for network services and critical paths in APAC, including SLIs/SLOs, availability targets, and error budgets
Drive reliability improvements across the APAC network, including site readiness, inter-site connectivity, and operational standards for new data centers
Own incident response, lead investigations and postmortems, implement durable fixes, and establish regional on-call and incident management practices
Build and evolve observability through metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and faster debugging workflows
Design safer network change workflows using automation, CI/CD, test/staging environments, canarying, rollbacks, and auditability
Collaborate with network engineers and platform teams in APAC and Europe
Hire, onboard, and mentor the first regional SREs and set the engineering bar
Coordinate with European teams on handoffs and cross-time-zone coverage
Build and run Nebius's APAC network infrastructure as the region expands

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in SRE / infrastructure engineering, including experience leading a team or acting as a technical lead with broad ownership of production systems
Strong production Linux fundamentals and a structured approach to debugging complex systems
Solid understanding of networking basics and how real networks fail (control plane vs data plane, latency/loss, failure domains, etc.)
Hands-on experience operating high-availability systems and improving them over time
Ability to write and maintain software/automation; Go is common, and Python is also welcome
Experience with modern infrastructure tooling, including IaC, CI/CD, and container platforms
Ability to work independently in an early-stage environment and build processes and a team from scratch
Willingness to stay hands-on while leading and growing a team
Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and provide proof of employment eligibility
Added bonus: experience with high-throughput traffic processing, low-level networking performance/debugging, network-safe delivery pipelines, large-scale network observability/telemetry, or APAC network landscape knowledge

Benefits

Comp & 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