Kalepa · 3 weeks ago
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Core UX (USA)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expKalepa is an innovative company transforming the commercial insurance industry through its AI Underwriting Platform. The Senior Full Stack Engineer will focus on enhancing product functionality and user experience while collaborating with a diverse team to build scalable backend solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCommercial InsuranceInsuranceInsurTechSoftwareTechnical Support
Responsibilities
Refine existing product functionality to deliver an exceptional user experience
Ensure consistency across the product, maintaining a cohesive look and feel
Implement performance improvements that directly impact end users
Pay close attention to the layout, interactions, responsiveness, and visual polish
Collaborate with a global team of full-stack, data, ML, and DevOps engineers to build scalable backend solutions
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: test ideas, measure results, and iterate quickly on problems
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with a track record of improving and polishing functionalities to bring premium user experience
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
You have experience in a modern FE framework, preferably React
Know Javascript, Typescript, or Python, 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
Bonus: experience with LLMs/generative AI, distributed systems
Benefits
Significant equity options package.
20 days of PTO a year.
Global team offsites.
Phone reimbursement.
Gym reimbursement.
Student stipend.
Company
Kalepa
Kalepa is a commercial insurance company that provides an AI-powered underwriting workbench for insurers.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14MKey Investors
Inspired Capital PartnersIA Ventures
2021-09-03Series A· $14M
2018-10-01Seed
Leadership Team
Paul Monasterio
CEO and Co-Founder
Daniel Hillman
COO and Co-Founder
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