Kin touts diversity and inclusion as a core value, but it is simply something to be talked about, and never to be followed-through on. If you ask why, HR says it's a "leading question" that they don't want to talk about.
Compensation isn't the worst, but you can certainly
make more money somewhere else with a lot less
headache and frustration. Benefits aren't anything to write home about. If you work toward a promotion, you have a better chance of achieving it if you are white. Alternatively, you can easily take on a team title for extra responsibility, but with no extra compensation.
Kin is not invested in the growth of their employees. Leadership is extremely hands off. The key to success is: ship your tickets, don't ask too many questions, and don't make anything their problem. Kin claims it has a blameless culture, which translates to no one gets blamed until something goes wrong - and it's rarely leadership to blame.
Management has also demonstrated seriously
questionable behaviors regarding people of color,
where making discriminatory and racist comments is only the tip of the iceberg.
A job at Kin is just a layover on the way to a real
software company.
