Europe Remote (Global) $100k – $185k USD

Kalepa is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer - New Products (Europe)

About the Role

We're building intelligent systems that reshape how insurers make decisions, and we need a seasoned backend engineer to help create the next generation of our product. In this role, you'll work at the intersection of innovation and execution—rapidly testing ideas, refining prototypes, and delivering features that expand what's possible in a trillion-dollar industry.

What You'll Do

  • Design and develop backend services that power new product capabilities from concept to production
  • Build fast, clean proofs of concept and evolve them into robust, scalable features
  • Work iteratively, validating assumptions early and adapting based on feedback and data
  • Take full ownership of technical projects, driving them forward with minimal direction
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to ensure technical solutions align with real customer needs
  • Help shape the architecture of systems that leverage AI and asynchronous processing at scale

What We're Looking For

  • 8+ years of hands-on software development, with a track record of shipping complex systems
  • Strong command of Python and modern backend patterns—especially in serverless and cloud environments
  • Experience with AWS services such as Lambda and EC2, and asynchronous workflow design
  • Proficiency with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
  • Proven ability to debug complex systems and solve open-ended problems
  • Comfort operating in fast-moving environments where learning speed matters more than perfection
  • Clear, proactive communication—surfacing risks, asking sharp questions, and keeping teams aligned

Nice to Have

  • Hands-on work with large language models or generative AI applications
  • Background in distributed systems or high-scale backend infrastructure

Our Environment

This is a remote-first role open to candidates in Europe and globally. We value ownership, speed of learning, and measurable impact. Our culture rewards initiative, transparency, and results—where ideas win based on merit, not hierarchy. You'll work alongside a tight-knit, international team that values depth, curiosity, and relentless iteration.

We offer competitive compensation, significant equity, generous time off, and support for wellness and professional growth. Annual offsites and regional meetups keep the team connected across time zones.

Required Skills
PythonLambdaEC2asynchronous workflowscloud environmentsPostgreSQLsoftware engineeringsystem designownershipproactive communicationexperimentationproblem solvingiterationAI systemsdata workflows PythonLambdaEC2asynchronous workflowscloud environmentsPostgreSQLsoftware engineeringsystem designownershipproactive communicationexperimentationproblem solvingiterationAI systemsdata workflows
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About company
Kalepa
Insurance is a $7T global industry built on professional labor: underwriting, claims, pricing, operations, and distribution. Kalepa is building AI that can perform that work. We create professional-grade AI systems for insurers: software that can read, reason, decide, and act inside real workflows and operate over long-time horizons. Kalepa begins by augmenting professionals with the tools to succeed at their jobs. That earns us the right to learn from real decisions, capture decision traces, and automate what can be automated successfully over time. Our products are already in production with leading insurers, driving measurable outcomes and expanding across functions. The opportunity is far broader than any single workflow: to build the AI operating system for decision-making across insurance. For people who want to work on AI that matters, in a sector where correctness, trust, and real-world impact count, Kalepa is just getting started. Kalepa is backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, and our team brings experience from Facebook, Palantir, Google, Amazon, McKinsey, Mastercard, and Uber.
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Job Details
Department New Products
Category backend
Posted 3 days ago