Senior Software Engineer at Kick

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life SciencesIndustries

Requirements

  • Proven experience building scalable systems that deal with high data volumes and complex business rules
  • Comfort with cloud-native distributed systems and performance optimization
  • Working knowledge of ML and LLMs, plus curiosity to explore their application
  • Ability (and desire) to go beyond “just coding”—to ask why, understand the business drivers, and shape smarter solutions
  • Bonus: exposure to regulated industries like healthcare, finance, or life sciences

Responsibilities

  • Engineer at Scale: Architect systems to manage large volumes of files (multi-gigabyte, multi-jurisdiction, multi-user)
  • Bridge Tech & Business: Translate dense, evolving regulations into workflows that businesses can actually use
  • Build with Intelligence: Apply machine learning and LLMs to unlock insights from complex content and automate compliance
  • Think Beyond Code: Partner with product and business experts to design solutions with real-world impact
  • Innovate in Methods: Use agentic software development to create adaptive systems that evolve alongside changing regulations

Skills

Scalable Systems
Distributed Systems
Cloud Native
Performance Optimization
Machine Learning
LLMs

Kick

Financial management for small businesses and creators

About Kick

Kick.co helps small business owners, freelancers, and creators manage their finances more effectively. The company offers a range of services that simplify bookkeeping, maximize tax deductions, and provide cash back opportunities. Users connect their debit or credit cards to Kick.co's platform, which automatically categorizes their business income and expenses, saving them significant time and reducing audit risks. Kick.co operates on a subscription model, providing both automated and human-assisted support, ensuring users receive timely and personalized financial advice. Unlike traditional banks, Kick.co partners with Blue Ridge Bank N.A. to offer banking services. The goal of Kick.co is to help its users save time and money, with the average member saving around $15,452 annually through tax deductions and cash back, while also fostering a community for sharing financial tips.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$8.8MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
FintechIndustries
11-50Employees

Benefits

Paid Vacation
Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition from new AI-driven bookkeeping startups.
Sudden influx of users may strain Kick's resources and service quality.
Dependence on Blue Ridge Bank N.A. for banking services poses potential risks.

Differentiation

Kick offers a unique social banking platform for crowdsourcing tax deductions.
The platform automates bookkeeping, saving users 40 to 80 hours annually.
Kick combines AI-driven advice with human-assisted support for personalized financial management.

Upsides

Kick can capture market share from Bench's 12,000 former clients.
Recent $9 million funding supports growth and AI-driven financial solutions.
Increased demand for automated bookkeeping due to Bench's shutdown.

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