
About Kikoff
Empowering credit building for a brighter financial future
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in San Francisco, CA
- $42.5 million raised in Series A funding
- Targeting Millennials and Gen Z for credit building
- Signature product influences key credit score factors
Kikoff is a personal finance and credit building platform headquartered in the Financial District of San Francisco, CA. With $42.5 million in Series A funding, Kikoff aims to help Millennials and Gen Z build their credit scores through its signature product, which positively influences payment histo...
🎁 Benefits
Kikoff provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, fully paid by the company. Employees enjoy stock options and a generous unlimited ...
🌟 Culture
Kikoff's culture is centered around empowering individuals to build their financial health through accessible credit solutions. The company values inn...
Overview
Kikoff is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to shape the future of their flagship tradeline product. You'll work on initiatives that improve retention, engagement, and revenue. This position requires 4+ years of industry experience.
Job Description
Who you are
You have 4+ years of industry experience in backend engineering, demonstrating a breadth and depth of product impact. Your strong problem-solving skills allow you to analyze data and distill information for business purposes, even in areas outside your expertise. You thrive in a collaborative environment, forming strong professional bonds with startup-minded coworkers.
What you'll do
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Kikoff, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our flagship tradeline product. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to ensure that features are not just shipped but also drive meaningful impact. Your work will directly contribute to improving retention, engagement, and revenue for our users.
What we offer
At Kikoff, we are committed to providing radically affordable financial tools to help consumers achieve financial security. As a profitable, high-growth FinTech unicorn, we serve millions of people, many of whom are building credit or navigating life paycheck to paycheck. Join us in our mission to simplify credit building and expand access to financial opportunities for those who need them the most.
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