Kikoff
Senior Backend Engineer - Growth
$244K–$292K
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 27, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science.
About the job
Build and scale backend features for Kikoff’s credit-building product, owning growth initiatives from prototyping through production and using data to improve user impact.
What you'll do
- Rapidly test, iterate on, and ship growth initiatives.
- Own work end-to-end, including prototyping, production rollout, analytics instrumentation, and user-facing polish.
- Help deliver personalization using machine learning.
What they ask for
- B.A., B.S., M.S., or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science.
- 4+ years of industry experience, with demonstrated breadth and depth of product impact.
- Proficiency in backend development.
- Make data-driven decisions based on insights and metrics.
Nice to have
Pay
$244,000 — $292,000 USD base salary
AI focus
Use machine learning to provide personalization throughout the user experience.
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