Senior Software Engineer (Storage Virtualization Team)

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Nebius is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for the Storage Virtualization Team to build a distributed, fault tolerant storage system for its cloud, delivering sub‑millisecond latency, millions of IOPS and terabytes per second throughput even in hardware failures. You will work on virtio-blk and virtio-fs, QEMU and vhost-user, and high‑throughput VM to storage transport over TCP and RoCEv2, plus replication, consensus and data migration. The right candidate has 6+ years of software engineering, strong C++, solid data structures and algorithms, OS internals basics, and a collaborative mindset with English fluency. For applications, emphasize virtualization, storage, and concrete performance improvements; include project links; be ready to discuss design choices, tradeoffs, incident handling and cross‑functional collaboration.

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.

The role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Storage Virtualization Team, building a distributed, fault-tolerant storage system for Nebius’ hyperscaler cloud.
You’ll work on high-performance block and filesystem storage that delivers sub-millisecond latency, millions of IOPS and terabytes per second of throughput, even in the face of hardware failures.

• Virtualization: virtio-blk and virtio-fs, QEMU and vhost-user, performance-critical I/O paths
• Networking: high-throughput VM-to-storage transport over TCP and RoCEv2 (RDMA)
• Storage systems: replication, consensus, self-healing, and data migration

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of C++
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Basic knowledge of operating system internals (I/O, memory, scheduling)
• Ability to write reliable, maintainable code and debug complex systems
• Team-oriented mindset and fluency in English

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!