Tech Lead Manager (Europe)

Kalepa; Paris; Hybride; EUR 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kalepa is seeking a Tech Lead/Manager to guide a small team of engineers. This role blends hands-on coding with leadership, focusing on technical excellence and team development. Ideal candidates will have extensive software engineering experience and proven management skills. Join a dynamic startup culture that values transparency and experimentation, all while transforming a trillion-dollar industry.

Prestations

Equity options

20 days of PTO

Private health insurance

Gym stipend

Mobile phone stipend

Continuing education credits

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• 1 year of full-time engineering team management.
• Strong development and system design skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead a team of engineers, coding and conducting code reviews.
• Optimize SQL queries and API endpoints for performance.
• Manage team operations and ensure timely delivery.

Connaissances

Leadership

Coding

Problem Solving

Team Management

Optimization

Formation

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Master's degree in computer science

Outils

Python

React

AWS

DataDog

Sentry

Description du poste

Commercial insurance is a trillion-dollar industry run out of Microsoft Outlook.

Kalepa's team members bring experience from top technology companies, including Facebook, Google, Amazon, Mastercard, and Uber. Kalepa is backed by leading VCs like IA Ventures and Inspired Capital.

Our Values (This is important):

Many organizations have a dusty list of corporate values that no one ever follows. Kalepa is not one of those companies. Our values are designed to unlock the potential of our employees.

Success at Kalepa is bred from five core principles:

• Hustle & Grit - We expect everyone at Kalepa to be excellent at what they do and relentless in pursuing their craft. There are no easy days. Kalepa’s exceptional speed and determination are our biggest differentiators: this is how we win.
• Customer Focus - We will ruthlessly prioritize the work that drives our clients’ growth, profitability, and efficiency. We are not building things just because they seem cool - we are here to solve our customers’ most strategic problems.
• Meritocracy - Too many exceptional people are stifled by corporate bureaucracies. At Kalepa, those people excel - and we reward tremendous results with rapid promotions and compensation growth.
• Transparency - We are honest with each other. We don’t believe in back-office politics and keeping employees in the dark. Transparency allows us to instantly cut to the heart of the matter and figure it out together.
• Experimentation - For many of the problems we face, no company has ever solved them before. We tackle these by quickly testing, measuring, and iterating to determine the path to success.

In addition to our NY office, we have remote employees speaking 10+ languages across the globe. But we invest in bringing our people together both for regional meetups and global offsites (2021 - Playa Del Carmen | 2022 - Rome | 2023 - Buenos Aires | 2024 - Lisbon).

Kalepa’s culture isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok. But for the people who are a fit, they can’t imagine working elsewhere.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Tech Lead/Manager to lead a small team (4 to 5 people) of experienced engineers. TLM at Kalepa is a blend of hands-on software engineering and leadership. The candidate needs to be able to dive deep into problems, effectively delegate responsibilities, grow and develop talented engineers, and cultivate a results-driven, high-performance culture.

Areas of responsibility:

• Technical: coding, conducting code reviews, and discussing architectural designs
• Operations: triaging issues, investigating timeouts, and ensuring the stability of the system
• Performance: improving latency of SQL queries and API endpoints
• Cost: optimizing usage of cloud and other service providers to keep expenditures under control
• Management: growing the team, delegating, ensuring important items are being delivered on time
• Integrations: building and designing integrations with external systems

Note: This is a hands-on position, and you will be required to spend around 50% of your time coding.

About You:

• You bring 6+ years of relevant software engineering experience, with at least 1 year dedicated to full-time engineering team management.
• You have a proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects across multiple teams.
• You're skilled at hiring talented engineers at various levels and building high-performing teams.
• You can make strategic trade-offs to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Your expertise includes strong development and system design skills, with experience in Python, React, and AWS as a plus.
• You're adept at optimizing APIs and SQL queries for performance.
• You're familiar with monitoring tools such as DataDog, Sentry, or similar services.
• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.

What You’ll Get:

• Very competitive salary (based on experience level)*
• Significant equity options package.
• Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $1T global industry.
• 20 days of PTO a year.
• Global team offsites.
• Kalepa covers luxmed private health insurance for individuals and families.
• Healthy living/gym stipend. Mobile phone bill stipend.
• Continuing education credits.

*The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors. Final compensation will be determined during the offer stage based on relevant experience, performance during the interview process, and geographic location, and may therefore differ from the posted range.

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