Founding Engineer

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

Why Join Kiku

At Kiku, we are building an autonomous AI recruiter for frontline workers, solving problems within recruitment in a way no one has tackled before.

80% of the global workforce is frontline in crucial industries that support our everyday lives and our ultimate goal is to create a fully autonomous agent that not only makes recruitment faster and more efficient for companies but also ensures a fair and simple candidate experience.

We are backed by some of Europe’s most prominent investors, including the founders of Voi and Job&Talent, scout funds from Sequoia, Lakestar, and Danish PSV. Scaling rapidly across the Nordics, we aim to bring our AI agent across Europe and the globe.


About the Role

We’re looking for highly motivated Software Engineers to join Kiku’s founding team, working closely with our CTO to shape and drive progress. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of influencing how AI-agents will work and take ownership of building cutting-edge solutions for a worldwide problem in a completely new way.

As part of the core team, you will independently own and drive parts of the product. You don’t need years of experience but must bring talent, hunger to learn, and a strong interest in AI and agentic workflows.

You will thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment, and your contributions will directly impact the future of recruitment technology and our ability to scale.


What we need from you:

  • A passion for building world class products

  • 100% commitment and ownership of your craft

  • Always lean towards action, done is better than perfect

  • Resilience and grit to handle a volatile environment

  • A strong interest in AI and what the future holds

  • Comfortable in Typescript/Javascript, React, Relational Databases.


What you’ll get:

  • Significant responsibility and opportunity to define the next generation of AI agents

  • Be at the forefront of AI and how recruitment evolves with autonomous agents.

  • Work with and be a part of building a dynamic and driven team

  • Equity in a high-potential startup - grow with us and share in our success

  • The opportunity to have a positive impact on the 80% of the workforce


A few things to note:

  • EU citizenship or existing work authorization in Denmark is required

  • We’re serious about building something transformative—apply only if you are too

  • No, we are NOT considering consultants or agencies for this :) 

For more information or questions please contact us at eric@getkiku.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Gym access
Gym access

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Central office
Central office

Free lunch
Free lunch

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Working at
Kiku

The short version: We’re building AI-agents for frontline hiring. Kiku is revolutionizing recruitment for the frontline workforce—the 80% of the global working population that’s been overlooked and underserved by tech for too long. Our AI recruiters automate the entire hiring flow, engaging candidates through chat, voice, or video calls. Always on, infinitely scalable, and personalized at every step. The result? Hiring that’s faster, more cost-effective, and a far better experience for candidates. We are backed by some of Europe’s top investors, including the founders and CEOs of Voi, Job&Talent, and Worksome, as well as angels from Meta, Palantir, Mubadala Capital, and Lakestar. The team behind Kiku • Eric Banke André: GM & Director at Voi, TrendSales, and Blazar Capital. • Rasmus Andersen: Serial 3x CTO at Trendsales, GamerPay, and Spreaddo. We’re building the future of hiring, one job at a time :)

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