Member of Technical Staff - Manager

Looking for an experienced engineering manager. You will be responsible for core product contributions rapidprototyping and productionrelease concerns.

As a software engineering manager you will manage a team of engineers within the growing engineering organization. As a post series B startup you are expected to not only provide technical excellence in engineering but to help guide product marketing and design partners in prototyping testing and launching great products as well as increasing internal efficiency by paying down tech debt and architecting clean scalable solutions. At Kikoff we launch fast so adaptability is key and results matter. Finally youre expected to make good business tradeoffs and thoughtful analyses including launching now or later and doubling down or cutting projects later.

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 cofounded and served as Csuite executives at 3 FinTech unicorns.

Requirements:

• Slope over intercept: youre comfortable growing at the higher rates of growth

• B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong selftaught fundamentals in computer science

• 6 years of industry experience with demonstrated technical impact and judgement

• 2 years as a people manager with a desire to learn improve and jell with the team

• Ability to analyze data and distill information for business purposes

• Effectiveness as demonstrated by problemsolving skills in areas outside your expertise

• Desire to form strong professional bonds with startupforward coworkers

What were like:

Spy. We had a product goal and put out the MVP collecting our first users with steady growth via paid channels in four months. We dont cut corners when we know well need them but we dont build things without that need. We dont like inefficiency but we dislike operationalizing oneoff tasks even more.

Riskoriented. Everything has risk but a mature team knows how to make these tradeoffs. Thats why we built the MVP fastbecause time is your most valuable asset and is practically fungible with money in the startup world.

Dataobsessed. We all look at data and pull it and we believe that understanding the mechanics can yield valuable insights. Complex systems require elegant not just simple solutions. You absolutely need to be interested in data if you want to leverage your knowledge of systems.

Lucky. Thats how we look at this journey so far. From our timing of fundraising to the circumstances in which we came together to the initial product traction were getting theres no other word to describe it. We are grateful you are reading this and we know that if youre meant to be with us on this journey then we will see you soon.

About Kikoff:

Kikoff is a personal finance platform designed to help millions of underserved Americans achieve financial wellness. Our mission is to provide refreshingly fair effective and simple pathways for everyday people to meet their financial goals. We design financial products that simplify credit building so our users can reach their financial goals. Kikoff is a Series B company and has raised over $42 million in total funding. Investors include Portage Ventures Lightspeed Venture Partners GGV Coatue Core Innovation Capital and basketball star Stephen Curry. Kikoff was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Reno.

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 are backed by some of Silicon Valleys top VCs. 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 reallife realcustomer impact.

Competitive pay based on experience

Medical dental and vision coverage Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance for the employee!

Stock Options

Flexible vacation policy to help you recharge

US salary range for this fulltime position consists of base equity benefits

Location: San Francisco CA

Visa sponsorship available: Kikoff is willing to provide sponsorship for H1B visas and U.S. green cards for exceptional talent.

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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Experience:

Manager