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Kikoff

Senior Frontend Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States

Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Work
Not stated
Employment
Not stated
Level
Senior
Function
Engineering
Pay
$244K – $292K a year
Posted
8 weeks ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $292K a year, is 22% above the median of $240K for senior engineering jobs in San Francisco (middle half $210K – $270K, 1,147 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale

Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.

We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.

Why Kikoff

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help shape the future of our flagship credit building product — the engine behind our mission to help millions of Americans build and strengthen their credit.

This role sits at the heart of our business. You’ll work on initiatives that directly improve retention, engagement, and revenue, while also exploring and scoping challenging new opportunities to drive the next wave of impact. Every project you work on is built hand-in-hand with PMs, designers, and data scientists, ensuring that features are not just shipped, but move the needle in a meaningful, measurable way. And it helps bring our core tradeline product to the next level of impact.

Requirements

  • B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science
  • 5+ years of industry experience, with demonstrated breadth and depth of product impact
  • Hands-on experience with React in production
  • Ability to analyze data and distill information for business purposes
  • Effectiveness as demonstrated by problem-solving skills in areas outside your expertise
  • Desire to form strong professional bonds with startup-forward coworkers

Base Range

$244,000—$292,000 USD

A note on applying: We know great candidates sometimes hold back if they don’t meet every qualification listed. If you’re excited about this role and believe you can do the work, we encourage you to apply. We’re looking for capability and trajectory, not a perfect checklist match.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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Source

Posted by Kikoff on their own hiring page, job-boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:05 UTC; the original is the reference.

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