Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (USA)
Kalepa · USA (Remote)
Posted about 3 months ago · $210k – $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 building reliable systems that handle fragmented, high-value data. Your responsibilities will include designing services, data models, and pipelines to enhance decision-making processes. You will work in a high-ownership environment, ensuring data completeness and transparency to increase the value of Kalepa's products.
- 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 or other object-oriented programming languages
- 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 broad and may vary based on multiple factors
- Role requires a strong focus on experimentation and problem-solving in uncharted areas
- Company culture may not be a fit for everyone
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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