Senior Backend Engineer
Summary
Build and scale Python-based APIs and integrations for an AI-driven insurance platform, optimizing databases and cloud services.
About the Company
Kalepa is building AI that can perform professional labor in the $7T global insurance industry. We create professional-grade AI systems for insurers that can read, reason, decide, and act inside real workflows. Backed by IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, our team brings experience from companies like Facebook, Palantir, Google, and Amazon.
Responsibilities
- Design and build external-facing API endpoints
- Improve database and query performance
- Integrate with a wide range of third-party services
- Translate product requirements into reliable business logic
- Diagnose and resolve customer issues
- Collaborate with full-stack, data, ML, and DevOps engineers to build scalable backend solutions
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building external-facing APIs or designing 3rd party integrations
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2)
- Experience with asynchronous workflows and cloud environments
- Proficiency with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL
- Strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with LLMs or generative AI
- Experience with distributed systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary and significant equity options package
- 20 days of PTO per year
- Global team offsites
- Gym and phone reimbursement
- Student stipend