Job Description

Position Overview

Kalepa is revolutionizing the commercial insurance industry, a trillion-dollar market currently reliant on outdated systems. Our state-of-the-art AI Copilot platform empowers underwriters to make smarter, faster, and more accurate decisions, delivering significant improvements to clients' top and bottom lines. Clients describe our Copilot as "truly an underwriter’s dream" and note its ability to help them "almost double the amount of accounts they can look at in the day."

We are seeking talented programmers who are passionate about coding, enjoy tackling challenging problems, and value recognition for their excellent work. As a core engineer, you will be instrumental in a greenfield opportunity with a massive impact. You will work with cutting-edge technologies including Natural Language Processing (NLP), firmographic data, and entity resolution.

This role involves solving complex problems at the intersection of large and performant data pipelines, distributed systems, machine learning models, and robust infrastructure. You will collaborate with a global team of polyglot engineers across full-stack, data, ML, and DevOps disciplines, adapting to our scaling needs.

Salary Range

$145k – $185k*

Employment Type

Details not specified, but implied to be full-time.

Location Type

Details not specified, but the company has a NY office and remote employees globally.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Excellent development skills, including design, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python 3; experience with other OO languages (Java, C++, C#, etc.) is also valued.
• Experience with AWS, particularly serverless technologies and asynchronous workflows (e.g., EC2, Lambda).
• Experience with relational databases, with a preference for PostgreSQL.
• Proven experience working on distributed systems and building scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure.
• Ability to build data-driven microservices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement solutions at the intersection of data pipelines, distributed systems, machine learning, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with a global team of engineers.
• Contribute to cutting-edge technology development, including NLP, firmographic data, and entity resolution.
• Build scalable and fault-tolerant systems.

About Kalepa

Kalepa is an innovative company transforming the commercial insurance sector with its AI Copilot platform. Our team comprises experienced professionals from leading technology companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Mastercard, and Uber. We are backed by prominent venture capital firms, including IA Ventures and Inspired Capital.

Our Values

Kalepa's culture is built on five core principles designed to foster employee potential:

• Hustle & Grit: We expect excellence and relentless pursuit of craft. Our speed and determination are key differentiators.
• Customer Focus: We prioritize work that drives client growth, profitability, and efficiency, solving strategic problems.
• Meritocracy: We reward exceptional results and talent with rapid promotions and compensation growth, free from corporate bureaucracy.
• Transparency: We foster honesty and open communication, avoiding back-office politics to address challenges collaboratively.
• Experimentation: We tackle novel problems by quickly testing, measuring, and iterating to find successful solutions.

We support a global, remote workforce, complemented by regional meetups and global offsites (e.g., Playa Del Carmen, Rome, Buenos Aires, Lisbon). While our culture is demanding, it's highly rewarding for those who fit.

Application Instructions

Details not specified.