Staff Network Software Engineer

Nebius Group

. Build and maintain services and tooling that automate the network lifecycle, including day-0 provisioning, day-N changes, drift detection, and operational verification .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $179,500 - $224,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining automation tools for network lifecycle management, with strong coding skills in Go and experience in CI/CD workflows. Capable of managing large-scale projects while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to system design.

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Go ProgrammingCI/CD WorkflowsNetwork EngineeringObservability Systems DesignProject Management

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAutomation ToolingInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Testing/Staging EnvironmentsEBPF/XDPDPDKKernel NetworkingTraffic Processing SystemsHigh-Load Services DesignOpen-Source Contributions

Soft Skills

Ownership MindsetMentoringKnowledge SharingCollaborationArchitectural Thinking

Certifications & Qualifications

CCNP

Industry Keywords

Network LifecycleTelemetry PipelinesIncident InvestigationAPIsData-Center Networking

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain services and tooling that automate the network lifecycle, including day-0 provisioning, day-N changes, drift detection, and operational verification
Make network changes safe and transparent through CI/CD workflows, diff/review tooling, staged rollouts/rollbacks, audit trails, and guardrails
Develop observability systems across many sites, including telemetry pipelines, signal quality, and incident-investigation tooling
Integrate source-of-truth data, expose APIs, and build reliable automation connecting the network and cloud platform
Collaborate with network engineers and SREs to turn operational problems into product-quality tooling
Manage large-scale projects and guide junior colleagues
Contribute to system design, hiring, interviews, knowledge sharing, and mentoring

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent practical background)
Strong coding skills and ownership mindset; ability to ship and operate reliable services
Proficiency in Go or readiness to switch
Interest in infrastructure and/or networking
Background in networking, such as network engineering, CCNP/education, or data-center networking exposure (added bonus)
Experience building automation/infrastructure tooling, including CI/CD, IaC, testing/staging environments, or network-as-code workflows (added bonus)
Low-level networking/datapath experience with eBPF/XDP, DPDK, kernel networking, or traffic processing systems (added bonus)
Experience designing high-load services and observability platforms (added bonus)
Open-source contributions or experience extending/debugging OSS components in production environments (added bonus)
Ability to manage large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders
Strong architectural thinking and system-design skills
Willingness to participate in hiring and interviews
Willingness to share knowledge and mentor others
Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and provide proof of employment eligibility

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