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Kalepa · 22 hours ago

Staff Backend Engineer - New Products (New York)

positionNew York, NY. Hybrid
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$220K/yr - $260K/yr
date8+ years exp

Kalepa is an AI Underwriting Platform transforming the commercial insurance industry. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to bring new capabilities to their product, focusing on rapid prototyping, feature development, and driving innovation in AI solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCommercial InsuranceInsuranceInsurTechSoftwareTechnical Support
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Help bring an entirely new suite of capabilities into our product
Build quick prototypes to preparing polished feature demos that showcase what’s possible
Iterate rapidly, test ideas early, and embrace a 'move fast and break things' mindset to explore new opportunities
Experiment with features that can expand our total addressable market, validate assumptions, and turn promising concepts into practical, shippable solutions
Join a small, high-ownership group with the autonomy to drive innovation and directly influence how AI transforms an entire industry

Qualification

PythonSystem designServerless technologiesRelational databasesProblem-solvingExperimentationDebuggingLLMs/generative AIDistributed systemsCommunication

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with time spent building features from the ground up
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
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
experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2), asynchronous workflows, and cloud environments
comfortable with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL

Preferred

experience with LLMs/generative AI
experience with 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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
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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