Senior Backend Engineer - Client integrations

About Kalepa:

Commercial insurance is a trillion-dollar industry still run out of Microsoft Outlook. Kalepa is changing that.

Kalepa is an AI Underwriting Platform that helps insurers centralize and prioritize submission data, surface critical risk insights, and make faster, more confident decisions. Our customers see meaningful improvements to both speed and portfolio quality as soon as they implement Kalepa—so much so that clients call it “truly an underwriter’s dream.”

We are backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital. Our team has experience from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Mastercard, and Uber.

Our Values:

At Kalepa, our values are designed to unlock the potential of our employees. They guide how we work and how we win:

• Hustle and Determination - We take full ownership of our craft and relentlessly pursue excellence.
• Deliver Customer Impact - Every decision is measured against one question: does this help insurers make better decisions?
• Meritocracy - We reward excellence with growth. If you're the best at what you do, you'll thrive here.
• Transparency - We value honest communication and challenge ideas, not people.
• Experiment Relentlessly - We tackle problems by testing quickly, measuring rigorously, and iterating until we find the path forward.

We have a NY office and remote employees speaking over 10 languages globally. We invest in bringing our people together for regional meetups and global offsites.

Kalepa’s culture isn’t for everyone, but for those who fit, it’s a great place to work.

About the Role:

Salary range: $170k – $210k USD*

We are looking for experienced engineers who love to code and enjoy tackling challenging problems. As part of the Client Integrations team, you will work on the external-facing APIs that power our customers’ core workflows. Your responsibilities will include designing and building API endpoints, improving database performance, and integrating with various third-party services. You’ll also translate product requirements into reliable business logic, help resolve customer issues, and contribute to making our platform faster and easier to use.

You’ll collaborate with a global team of engineers to build scalable backend solutions as we grow. In our small team, your contributions will have a significant impact on our technology and business.

What You'll Do:

• Design and build external-facing APIs.
• Improve database and query performance.
• Integrate with third-party services.
• Translate product requirements into business logic.
• Diagnose and resolve customer issues.
• Collaborate with a global team of engineers.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, especially with external-facing APIs.
• Strong ownership of your work and ability to drive projects to completion.
• Proactive communication skills to keep stakeholders informed.
• Comfort with experimentation and rapid iteration.
• Strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Proficiency in Python, though candidates from other OO backgrounds are welcome.
• Experience with serverless technologies and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with LLMs/generative AI.
• Experience with distributed systems.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary (based on experience level)*.
• Significant equity options package.
• Work with a smart, global, and fun team.
• 20 days of PTO a year.
• Global team offsites.
• Gym reimbursement and phone reimbursement.
• Student stipend.

*The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors. Final compensation will be determined during the offer stage based on relevant experience, performance during the interview process, and geographic location, and may therefore differ from the posted range.