Kalepa

Senior Backend Engineer (USA)

New York, New York, United States

$170,000 – $205,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Insurance, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Hybrid
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Salary: $170K - $205K
  • Equity: 0.05% - 0.20%

Kalepa is revolutionizing the commercial insurance industry with its AI Copilot platform, empowering underwriters to make smarter decisions and significantly improve their bottom lines. Our AI is designed to deliver real results, with clients reporting “almost doubling the amount of accounts they can look at in the day.” Kalepa’s team members come from top tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Mastercard, and Uber, and we’re backed by leading VCs. We value hustle, grit, customer focus, meritocracy, transparency, and experimentation. We have a global team with remote employees across 10+ languages and host regular meetups and offsites (recent locations include Playa Del Carmen, Rome, Buenos Aires, and Lisbon).

Requirements

  • Smart programmer with a passion for coding
  • Experience with challenging problems
  • Appreciation for recognition of excellent work
  • Experience with NLP, firmographic data, and entity resolution (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Work on a greenfield opportunity with a significant impact.
  • Develop cutting-edge technology within the AI Copilot platform.
  • Contribute to the development of NLP, firmographic data, and entity resolution solutions.
  • Collaborate with a team of exceptional engineers.

About Kalepa

Kalepa is upending the trillion-dollar commercial insurance industry with its state-of-the-art AI Copilot platform. Our AI is designed to deliver real results - insurers literally see massive improvements to their top and bottom lines as soon as they implement Copilot.

Our Values:

  • Hustle & Grit: Relentless pursuit of excellence.
  • Customer Focus: Prioritizing client growth and efficiency.
  • Meritocracy: Rewarding exceptional results with rapid promotions and compensation growth.
  • Transparency: Honest communication and open collaboration.
  • Experimentation: Rapid testing, measurement, and iteration to solve complex problems.

Kalepa is backed by leading VCs like IA Ventures and Inspired Capital.

Application Instructions

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Skills

Programming
Challenging Problems
NLP
Firmographic Data
Entity Resolution

Kalepa

AI decision support platform for underwriters

About Kalepa

Kalepa provides a platform called Copilot that helps underwriters in the commercial insurance market assess risks and exposures of businesses. By combining artificial intelligence with human insights, it enables more accurate pricing and underwriting, which helps insurance companies reduce losses and improve efficiency. The platform operates on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, where clients pay subscription fees for access. Kalepa aims to enhance underwriting processes and improve the performance of insurance providers.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$13.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine Learning, Financial ServicesIndustries
11-50Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary
Significant equity options package
100% covered medical, 100% covered vision and dental
20 days of PTO a year.
Global team offsites
Healthy living/gym stipend.
Mobile phone bill stipend
Continuing education credits
Home office stipend

Risks

Competition from other AI-powered platforms could erode Kalepa's market share.
Regulatory scrutiny may arise from AI reliance in underwriting decisions.
Resource strain from new MGA formation could impact Kalepa's core SaaS platform.

Differentiation

Kalepa's Copilot platform combines AI and human intelligence for precise risk assessment.
The company offers a SaaS model, enhancing underwriting efficiency for commercial insurers.
Kalepa's new MGA focuses on small and mid-market policyholders with exclusive broker partnerships.

Upsides

Increased AI adoption in underwriting aligns with Kalepa's Copilot capabilities.
InsurTech partnerships offer collaboration opportunities with traditional insurers for Kalepa.
Growing demand for tailored insurance products benefits Kalepa's customized solutions for SMBs.

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