Staff Backend Engineer: LLM Data Processing (Remote Europe)

Kalepa; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

20 days PTO

Gym stipend

Education credits

Job summary

Kalepa is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end‑to‑end outcomes on the Submission Processing team, working at the intersection of AI and backend engineering. You will design systems, make architectural calls under ambiguity, and steer the technical direction for the squad.

You'll build and scale LLM‑based data pipelines that process billions of unstructured data points daily, extracting precise information for high‑stakes insurer decisions while delivering impact at scale within a small,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Ownership mindset and delivery-focused.
• Experience with LLMs in production and deployment.
• Proficient in Python and OO languages.
• Experience with AWS, serverless architectures and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design system architecture and set technical direction for the team.
• Build and scale LLM-based data processing systems handling large data volumes.
• Own end-to-end outcomes with minimal oversight and clear accountability.
• Collaborate across teams and communicate blockers and progress.

Skills

8+ yrs exp

Ownership

LLM production

Python

OO languages

Tools

AWS

Lambda

EC2

PostgreSQL

Job description

Kalepa is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end‑to‑end outcomes on the Submission Processing team, working at the intersection of AI and backend engineering. You will design systems, make architectural calls under ambiguity, and steer the technical direction for the squad.

You'll build and scale LLM‑based data pipelines that process billions of unstructured data points daily, extracting precise information for high‑stakes insurer decisions while delivering impact at scale within a small,