Senior Software Engineer, Backend

The posting, as Bevi wrote it

Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans, making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we're building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect. We've raised over $160M in venture capital, serve thousands of customers across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and we've been rapidly growing year over year, saving over 1 billion bottles from waste. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

Bevi is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Bevi’s backend platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering software solutions that facilitate the stable operation of Bevi’s fleet of smart water machines and modernize Bevi's backend systems at the pace of a high-growth startup for scale. You will collaborate closely with other software engineers on system design and implementation. This role invites seasoned engineers to exercise their deep expertise by driving critical feature development and providing mentorship to junior teammates.

We are a small and fun software team in a fast-growing hardware startup. Our customers love our product and you will play a crucial role in making them even happier. If you love thinking through new ideas and interactions, how to execute them in an innovative way, and have a deep respect for user ex perience, come join our team!

The ability to be in the office 2+ days per week in our Boston (Charlestown) headquarters is strongly preferred for this position.

Your Day to Day

• Design, build, optimize, and maintain Bevi’s backend platform and services using Java and Kotlin to facilitate consistently reliable operation, remote management, and scalability.
• Manage backend software deployments to production, maintain service uptime, and monitor service health post-rollout.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve service and cloud system performance with logs and metrics.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of Bevi’s web and machine user interfaces by developing and maintaining well-designed and documented APIs.
• Develop and expand a suite of services that process telemetry events/datapoints from Bevi machines and provide critical data to our R&D, support technicians, and fleet managers.
• Work efficiently to deliver consistent results as part of an agile software development team, ensuring your code is clean, reliable, and easy to maintain.
• Participate in and guide architectural discussions, technical design direction, and app optimization strategies with an eye on metric-driven results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and hardware teams, to define, design, and ship new features as well as contribute significantly to software development pl

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• Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
• Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
• Wellness and fitness reimbursements
• Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
• Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terra-cycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards - and more.

A note on AI in our hiring process : We use AI to help synthesize interview notes and surface themes from feedback, keeping our process consistent as we grow. Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and interviews may be recorded to support note-taking, just let us know if you'd prefer we don't. We'll also ask how you're learning and experimenting with AI in your work. Growing our AI fluency is something every Bevi team member is committed to and invested in.

Our commitment to responsible innovation is reflected in our partnership with the Mass AI Coalition , a collaboration that aligns with our dedication to community-driven progress and the future of technology.

We're passionate about supporting career growth and would love to be part of your professional journey. We also know that talent comes in many forms. We value individual accomplishments, specialized knowledge, and genuine passion over simply checking boxes on a requirements list. Whether you're a seasoned expert or an emerging talent, we're looking for people who are ready to build what's next. If any of our open positions interest you, we'd encourage you to apply! A member of the Bevi Talent team ' recruiting@bevi.co ' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.

Accommodations

Bevi is committed to an inclusive hiring process and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact recruiting@bevi.co .