Dead end job - Software Engineer Kikoff Employee Review

1.0
Sep 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Food and snacks are alright

Cons

Over time it's become clear that the CTO was the one holding things together and the CEO contributes nothing to the company CTO definitely had his flaws (literally just stop flaming people during meetings) but he actually had hard skills and knew what was going on day to day. The whole company is falling apart now under the CEO's so called "leadership"... because she has no technical or product experience, zero business acumen, or any apparent ability to reason from first principles, she just goes with whoever sucks up to her the most. ask any senior leader what the CEO is doing and they will say they don't know. previously it was "talking to investors" but just watch a clip of her online speaking in an interview and ask yourself if this is the person you want to stake your financial future on. and she has said herself that there are not even any plans to raise another round

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Fair compensation, reasonable work-life-balance, and good in-office perks -People at Kikoff are genuinely some of the nicest and smartest people I've ever worked with -Good growth opportunity for people looking to push the boundaries of their responsibility

Cons

-Company feels like a startup quickly growing up, with a lot of processes and guardrails being established. This can at times feel like culture is being changed/eroded. -Upper management is sometimes a little opaque about goals and directions, more transparency will allow everyone at the company to better align on prioritization.

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2.0
Jul 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart ICs Fast-moving environment Good benefits

Cons

There was significant leadership politics, and several strong managers were managed out as a result.

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