Join Kikoff as a junior software engineer to help build impactful fintech products for millions.
Posted by employer 3 weeks ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Must have
- B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science
- Expertise in Rails, cloud infrastructure, ReactJS, or Flutter
- 2+ years of industry experience or equivalent
Nice to have
- Strong internships and general open-source experience
- Familiarity with our particular stack
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, a recent graduate will engage in software development tasks, contributing to both backend and frontend projects at Kikoff. The position requires familiarity with Ruby on Rails, AWS, ReactJS, and Flutter, along with a solid foundation in computer science principles. Ideal candidates are those with a couple of years of experience or strong internships, who are eager to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. Kikoff's team is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs, providing a unique opportunity for mentorship and professional growth.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze September 28, 2026. Last confirmed on Kikoff's careers page September 28, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 100% of 12 comparable junior backend roles in United States we track (median $123,700 across 9 companies).
- AWS appears in 15.2% of 33 comparable junior backend roles in United States; Ruby appears in 3% of 33 comparable junior backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Kikoff lists $165,000–$165,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer - Recent Grad role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Flutter, Rails, ReactJS, Ruby, Vercel.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Kikoff targets junior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer - Recent Grad 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.
Calling all new grad and junior software engineers who are looking for fast personal and career growth in consumer fintech. Skip the bureaucracy of a big company and work with a seasoned startup product and engineering team. We balance best practices from our experience in post-IPO companies with the familiar intuition that comes from pre-IPO zero-to-one work.
Our mission is to create fair, effective, and simple financial pathways to help 100M Americans reach their financial goals. Investors include Lightspeed, Coatue and GGV. Founders are serial entrepreneurs who co-founded and served as C-suite executives at 3 FinTech unicorns.
Our backend is written in Ruby on Rails on AWS, using lots of vanilla infrastructure. Our frontend and mobile apps are written in ReactJS on Vercel and Flutter. Strong internships and general open-source experience are necessary, but familiarity with our particular stack is preferred.
Requirements:
- B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science
- Expertise in Rails, cloud infrastructure, ReactJS, or Flutter
- 2+ years of industry experience or equivalent
- Passion for early stage products and startups
- Desire to form strong professional bonds with coworkers
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