Kalepa

Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (New York)

New York, NY · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$230k-$290kDetected 8 days ago

PythonLLMsA/B TestingCommunicationUnderwriting

About the role

For people who want to work on AI that matters, in a sector where correctness, trust, and real-world impact count, Kalepa is just getting started.
Kalepa is backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, and our team brings experience from Facebook, Palantir, Google, Amazon, McKinsey, Mastercard, and Uber.

Deliver Customer Impact
We're building something exceptional, and that requires exceptional people and ideas. We have a high bar but we reward excellence with rapid growth. If you're the best at what you do, you'll thrive here.
Take full ownership of your work and drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
We're looking for strong backend engineers who love building reliable systems around fragmented, but high-value data.
Have strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving.

experience with LLMs/generative AI, distributed systems.
Know Python (our main stack), though we're open to strong candidates from other OO backgrounds.
Have experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2), asynchronous workflows, and cloud environments.
Are comfortable with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.

software that can read, reason, decide, and act inside real workflows and operate over long-time horizons.
Kalepa begins by augmenting professionals with the tools to succeed at their jobs.
That earns us the right to learn from real decisions, capture decision traces, and automate what can be automated successfully over time.
Our products are already in production with leading insurers, driving measurable outcomes and expanding across functions.

Competitive salary (based on experience level)*.
The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors.

Significant equity options package.
20 days of PTO a year.
100% covered PPO medical, 100% covered vision and dental for individuals and families.
Healthy living/gym stipend.
Mobile phone bill stipend.
Continuing education credits.
Speed of learning is our advantage.

Many organizations have a dusty list of corporate values that no one ever follows.
Kalepa is not one of those companies.
Our values are designed to unlock the potential of our employees.
We're obsessed with customer impact. Every feature, every line of code, every decision is measured against one question: does this help insurers make better decisions? If it doesn't drive speed, accuracy, or profitability for our customers, we don't build it.
Global team offsites.

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