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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
Kikoff is hiring its first dedicated Systems Engineer. This isn't an IT support role — you'll be standing up AI-powered internal tooling (MCP, agents), owning our corporate identity foundation, and improving our overall corporate security. You'll work directly with the engineering and security teams.
What you'll own
- Corporate IT infrastructure — own and evolve our SaaS stack (Okta, Google Workspace, Slack). Procurement, provisioning, and lifecycle management
- Identity & device trust — operate and mature our MDM stack (Rippling/Jamf/Kandji), enforce Okta Device Trust policies, and ensure endpoints meet our security baseline
- MCP servers & AI agents — build and maintain internal MCP servers; design agents that automate internal ops and extend what the security and engineering teams can do
- Endpoint hardening & macOS/Windows fleet management — configuration profiles, CIS benchmark enforcement, macOS scripting, software deployment, and patch management
- Security automation — turn manual security tasks into automated workflows: access reviews, alert triage, onboarding/offboarding, posture checks
What we're looking for
Must-have
- 4+ years in systems engineering, corporate IT, or a hybrid IT/security role — ideally at a startup
- Deep macOS fluency: shell/Python scripting, configuration profiles, and hands-on MDM troubleshooting
- Hands-on MDM experience (i.e., Rippling, Jamf, Kandji) — enrollment, policies, smart groups, zero-touch provisioning
- Okta administration: lifecycle management, device trust policies, group rules
- Proficient in scripting and building software — bash and Python at minimum. Expected to own automation scripts and internal tooling.
- SaaS stack management: tool inventory, vendor renewals, access governance
- Proficient using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex or similar) as part of your daily workflow
Strong plus
- Experience building or operating MCP servers or LLM agents
- Familiarity with security concepts: least privilege, zero trust endpoint posture, log forwarding, DLP basics
- Exposure to AWS IAM or cloud infrastructure
- Experience with device trust architectures (Okta Device Trust, CrowdStrike, or similar)
- Built internal tooling from scratch — provisioning workflows, self-service automations, or agent-driven ops
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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Skills Required
- 4+ years in systems engineering, corporate IT, or hybrid IT/security role
- Deep macOS fluency: shell/Python scripting, configuration profiles, hands-on MDM troubleshooting
- Hands-on MDM experience (Rippling, Jamf, Kandji)
- Okta administration experience
- Proficient in scripting and building software
- SaaS stack management experience
- Proficient using AI tools in workflow
Kikoff Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kikoff and has not been reviewed or approved by Kikoff.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-paid employee medical, dental, and vision premiums are highlighted across postings and benefits pages. This materially lowers out-of-pocket costs and signals strong core coverage.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Daily meals, snacks, fitness benefits, and substantial commuter support are prominently offered. These perks can meaningfully enhance day-to-day experience, especially for in-office or hybrid roles.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching is included in the package. The presence of matching adds long-term financial value even as specific formulas are not publicly detailed.
Kikoff Insights
What We Do
Kikoff is a personal finance platform that offers the simplest credit-building solution out there: $0 fees, 0% interest, and no credit pull. Your credit score is the foundation of your financial health – yet most people don’t have the credit score they deserve. That’s why Kikoff built the most accessible and affordable credit-building solution – it’s also the fastest growing and the top-rated credit building mobile app. Kikoff works whether you’re new to credit or looking for an extra boost. Building credit is just the start; Kikoff is building a personal finance platform designed to help consumers achieve financial wellness. Driven by the co-founders’ and team’s personal experiences, Kikoff’s mission is to provide refreshingly fair, effective, and simple pathways to meet your 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, California.
Why Work With Us
We are building an organization that maximizes growth and learning; we are invested in helping you grow and achieve what you want in your career. Our principles include a bias towards action, work in public, first principles thinking, intellectual honesty and extreme ownership.
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