Lead Mobile Designer
AirtableSalary not specified
$200,000 – $260,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTechIndustries
Requirements
- 5+ years of mobile development experience with a track record of building and scaling production apps across iOS and/or Android
- Strong mobile architecture skills - deep understanding of state management patterns, app architecture (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture), and building maintainable codebases at scale
- Production app ownership - shipped consumer-facing apps at scale, handled crashes, edge cases, and maintained features through multiple releases
- Mobile platform expertise - solid foundation in iOS (Swift/UIKit/SwiftUI) and/or Android (Kotlin/Java/Jetpack Compose) development
- Testing mindset - comfortable writing unit, integration, and UI tests; build quality in from the start
- API integration experience - skilled at working with REST APIs, handling async operations, error states, and building resilient network layers
Responsibilities
- Build and scale a top finance app on iOS and Android that directly impacts the financial lives of hundreds of thousands of users, growing to millions
- Own end-to-end feature development across the user lifecycle - from identity verification and onboarding flows to cash advances, cash flow management, income earning opportunities, and account management experiences
- Integrate with financial service providers (Plaid, Stripe, Tabapay) and internal APIs, building robust mobile interfaces that handle sensitive financial data with accuracy and security at scale
- Develop reusable components, design system elements, and feature scaffolds that accelerate experimentation velocity across the multi-brand mobile platform (Grant, Kikoff, Banking)
- Enhance mobile platform foundations - improving build systems, CI/CD pipelines, code generation tooling, and developer velocity for the growing team
- Work closely with product, data science, and operations teams to ship features that impact customers' financial wellbeing while maintaining high standards of reliability, security, and compliance
Skills
iOS
Android
Swift
SwiftUI
UIKit
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
MVVM
MVI
Clean Architecture
Plaid
Stripe
CI/CD
Unit Testing
Kikoff
Credit building services for individuals
About Kikoff
Kikoff helps individuals, especially those with low or no credit, build a positive payment history and improve their credit scores. Its services are user-friendly and do not require credit checks, making them accessible to a wide range of clients. Kikoff offers tools for credit management, including easy disputing, rent reporting, and credit monitoring reports, along with an optional Autopay feature. The company's goal is to empower users to take control of their credit journey and achieve significant improvements in their credit scores.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$41.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
51-200Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Stock Options
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Risks
Increased competition from new fintech startups could dilute market share.
Regulatory scrutiny may lead to increased compliance costs for Kikoff.
Economic downturns could decrease consumer spending, impacting revenue.
Differentiation
Kikoff offers credit building without credit checks, making it accessible to many.
The platform provides easy disputing and rent reporting to enhance credit scores.
Kikoff's Autopay feature ensures clients never miss a due date.
Upsides
Kikoff recognized as a top credit builder app in 2024.
AI-driven tools can enhance user experience with personalized strategies.
Partnerships with educational platforms can attract younger demographics.
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