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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 Base Range $190,000 — $240,000 USD 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. Please reference the following for more information .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.