Kikoff reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Kikoff has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kikoff employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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104 reviews
1.0
Oct 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free coffee is about the only good thing here.

Cons

- The leaders at Kikoff have no real vision or sense of direction. - Every decision feels impulsive and disconnected from reality. - There is no plan for employee growth or development, only empty promises and shifting priorities. - The constant disorganization makes it nearly impossible to stay motivated or feel valued. - Trust in leadership has completely vanished, and most of us are just counting the days until we can leave.

5.0
Oct 18, 2025

Ownership and impact driven

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Various products but a lean team, so you get big ownership from day one. Company is profitable and growing, feels good to build something that actually works. Very impact-driven culture, you see results fast and your work matters. Tons of learning: cross-team exposure (product, data, eng), real business context, not just busy work. Pace is fast so you never feel stuck; great if you like challenges and picking up new stuff

Cons

Sometimes a bit unstable (startup life), people changes, opinions not always aligned; because everyone chases impact/short-term wins, quality can get overlooked a bit.

2.0
Oct 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product concept had potential, but that’s where the good ends.

Cons

- Rollouts were reckless, with broken features pushed out just to hit dates. - Stability was never a priority, leaving engineers trapped in constant damage control. - Corners were hacked away instead of building things the right way. - Feedback meant nothing, morale sank, and the same disasters played on repeat. - The entire place felt like a machine designed to grind down anyone who cared about quality.

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