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Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (New York)

Kalepa · New York, NY

Posted about 3 months ago · $230k – $290k

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Kalepa's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
100% of Kalepa's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Kalepa
high
24 stale, 0 reposted of 25 open
Hiring momentum
30 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Kalepa's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Kalepa.

About this role

As a Staff Backend Engineer at Kalepa, you will be part of the Core Backend team, focusing on designing services, data models, and pipelines to enhance decision-making processes within the insurance industry. Your role involves building reliable systems that handle fragmented data, ensuring that the data is complete and decisions are transparent. You will work independently on critical infrastructure projects, driving them to completion while collaborating with stakeholders and experimenting with innovative solutions.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kalepa as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2)
  • Familiarity with asynchronous workflows and cloud environments
  • Comfortable with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL

Nice to have

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

What you get

  • Competitive salary based on experience level
  • Significant equity options package
  • 20 days of PTO a year
  • Global team offsites
  • 100% covered PPO medical, vision, and dental for individuals and families
  • Healthy living/gym stipend

Worth weighing

  • Salary range is an estimate and may vary based on experience and location
  • Role involves working with fragmented data, which may present unique challenges
  • The company culture may not be a fit for everyone, as it emphasizes hustle, transparency, and experimentation

Summarised from Kalepa's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Kalepa on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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