Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Frontend Engineer at Kikoff, the individual will focus on enhancing the company's flagship credit-building product, directly impacting user retention and engagement. Proficiency in React and a strong analytical mindset are essential, as the engineer will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to ensure that new features deliver measurable results. This position is ideal for experienced professionals with a background in consumer fintech who thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 28, 2026. Last confirmed on Kikoff's careers page November 11, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Frontend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 97% of 34 comparable senior frontend roles in United States that list React we track (median $183,033 across 22 companies). See React salary trends
React appears in 80.4% of 56 comparable senior frontend roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Kikoff lists $244,000–$292,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Frontend Engineer role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: React.
What seniority level is this role?: Kikoff targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Frontend Engineer role at Kikoff.

From the original posting

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.

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.

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Senior Frontend Engineer

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