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Kalepa · 3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Client integrations (USA)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$170K/yr - $210K/yr
date5+ years exp

Kalepa is a company revolutionizing the commercial insurance industry with its AI Copilot platform. The Senior Backend Engineer will be part of the Client Integrations team, focusing on developing external-facing APIs and enhancing system performance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCommercial InsuranceInsuranceInsurTechSoftwareTechnical Support
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Responsibilities

Designing and building API endpoints
Improving database and query performance
Integrating with a wide range of third-party services
Translating product requirements into reliable business logic
Diagnosing and resolving customer issues
Contributing to making our platform faster, more stable, and easier to use

Qualification

API developmentPythonSystem designServerless technologiesRelational databasesExperimentationDebuggingAsynchronous workflowsDistributed systemsLLMs/generative AIProblem-solvingCommunicationOwnership

Required

5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with time spent building external-facing APIs or designing integrations with 3rd party systems
Embody hustle and grit, you're excellent at your craft and relentless in pursuing it
Take full ownership of your work and drive projects to completion with minimal oversight
Communicate proactively, surfacing blockers, asking the right questions, keeping stakeholders in the loop
Thrive on experimentation: you're comfortable testing ideas, measuring results, and iterating quickly on problems no one has solved before
Have strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving
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

Preferred

experience with LLMs/generative AI
distributed systems

Benefits

Significant equity options package.
20 days of PTO a year.
Global team offsites.
Gym reimbursement.
Phone reimbursement.
Student stipend.

Company

Kalepa

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Kalepa is a commercial insurance company that provides an AI-powered underwriting workbench for insurers.
dateFounded in 2018
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.kalepa.com

H1B Sponsorship

Kalepa has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$14M
Key Investors
Inspired Capital PartnersIA Ventures
2021-09-03Series A· $14M
2018-10-01Seed

Leadership Team

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Paul Monasterio
CEO and Co-Founder
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Daniel Hillman
COO and Co-Founder
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Recent News

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Kalepa Appoints David Meister as Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Growth
2025-11-19
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Kalepa partners with AmRisc to scale AI-powered underwriting operations
2025-10-29
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Kalepa joins forces with Hinterland for AI-driven insurance
2025-10-21
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