Senior Software Engineer

Location: Portland, OR (in office two days a week) About Kivo

Kivo is a modern cloud-based platform that helps life sciences teams manage regulated content across clinical, quality, and regulatory workflows. We're powering the next generation of biotech with a product that's intuitive, compliant, and ready to scale. About the Role

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help define architecture, own entire areas of feature development, and drive complex technical initiatives across the stack. You'll join a small but high-leverage engineering team with a strong culture of quality, testing, and pragmatism.

This is a senior IC role. We need someone who can ship, guide, and collaborate at scale - across codebases, stakeholders, and product areas. What You'll Do Lead the design and evolution of Kivo's cloud-native architecture Write production-grade code in TypeScript (Node.js and React) Drive the execution of critical projects - infrastructure improvements, new platform capabilities, performance optimizations, etc. Set the bar for quality through code reviews, testing, and mentorship Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and Validation teams to ensure releases are correct, compliant, and complete Help shape and refine our SDLC, tooling, and technical standards Triage technical debt and continuously improve system resilience, observability, and test coverage What We're Looking For 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years at a staff or principal level Expertise in our stack: TypeScript , React , Postgres , API-first design Experience building and scaling cloud-native , multi-tenant SaaS platforms Strong understanding of SDLC best practices: CI/CD, code review, test automation, and release validation Comfortable navigating a regulated environment (validation, traceability, change control, etc.) or eager to learn Pragmatic about process, but obsessive about product quality Capable of mentoring other engineers (including quality and support) and leading without hierarchy Nice to Haves Experience with SOC2, 21 CFR Part 11, or similar frameworks Prior work on platforms for document management, collaboration, or life sciences Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, DevOps tooling, or systems observability Why Kivo High-impact role on a small, elite engineering team Build software that matters - our platform helps life sciences companies bring therapies to market Remote-first company with flexible hours Strong product-market fit and rapidly growing customer base Competitive compensation + equity Transparent leadership and a supportive, fast-moving culture