Director of Engineering - Core Product (New York)
About The Position
Kalepa is looking for an exceptional Director of Engineering to lead and grow Kalepa’s Core Product team. We are looking for a deeply technical leader with extensive experience in full-stack engineering who is excited to partner closely with the executive team and cross-functional leaders to shape the future of Kalepa’s product. You will be responsible for defining the architectural roadmap, setting strategy, driving engineering operational excellence, and cultivating a high-performance, results-driven culture that consistently delivers exceptional value to Kalepa’s clients. As part of the Core Product team, you will establish the frameworks, engineering standards, and cross-functional cadences to power Kalepa’s cutting-edge platform which augments human underwriters and orchestrates AI underwriters to deliver rapid and profitable growth to the world’s largest insurers. You will bridge the gap between product vision and technical execution, ensuring our technology investments directly drive business impact and long-term business growth. This role is ideal for someone who cares deeply about quality, is actively rethinking the way that software is built and shipped, and wants to shape the way Kalepa impacts the most critical decisions made at the largest insurance companies.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience
- At least 3 years of full-time engineering people management experience, ideally including experience managing managers and scaling organizations
- Known for rethinking the way that engineering is done and feel right at home managing both human and AI agents, while ensuring quality and reliability
- Proven track record of driving complex, large-scale engineering initiatives and aligning technical strategy with broader company objectives
- Excellent recruiter of top-tier engineering talent and somebody who exceptional software engineers want to work with
- Ability to make the tradeoffs required to ship high-quality code while working within the constraints of a fast-growing company
- Drive operational excellence by championing metrics-driven decision-making and implementing robust engineering practices
- Thrive on experimentation: comfortable testing ideas, measuring results, and iterating quickly on problems no one has solved before
- Deep architectural expertise and a strong foundation in system design, distributed systems, and scalable infrastructure
- Experience overseeing and scaling platforms utilizing serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2), asynchronous workflows, and modern cloud environments
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow Kalepa’s Core Product team
- Define the architectural roadmap
- Set strategy
- Drive engineering operational excellence
- Cultivate a high-performance, results-driven culture that consistently delivers exceptional value to Kalepa’s clients
- Establish the frameworks, engineering standards, and cross-functional cadences to power Kalepa’s cutting-edge platform which augments human underwriters and orchestrates AI underwriters
- Bridge the gap between product vision and technical execution, ensuring our technology investments directly drive business impact and long-term business growth
Benefits
- Competitive salary (based on experience level)
- Significant equity options package
- 401(k) plan with employer match (regardless of employee contribution)
- Excellent benefits: 100% covered medical, 100% covered vision and dental for individuals and families, and others
- Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $7T global industry
- 20 days of PTO a year
- Global team offsites (2021 - Playa del Carmen, 2022 - Rome, 2023 - Buenos Aires, 2024 - Lisbon, 2025 - Cartagena)
- Healthy living/gym stipend
- Mobile phone bill stipend
- Continuing education credits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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