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Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Bevi · Katori

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 experience, 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 planning.
Review code and regularly share input and advice to peers to ensure high code quality and maintain best practices across the team. Champion unit/integration testing and test-driven development practices.
Mentor other software engineers in architectural design decisions, technical direction, and application creation strategies.
Own the relationship and interaction with cloud providers, software vendors, or other third-party services integrated with Bevi’s backend infrastructure to support consistent system performance and scalability.
Help triage, identify, and resolve complex issues and bugs that surface in Bevi’s backend services and UIs for reliable system operation on Bevi machines and to reduce impact to customers.
Actively participate in Agile/Scrum development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements

A BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other related field, or the equivalent in related software development experience.
5+ years of experience in backend Java/Kotlin development. Experience working in and contributing to a microservice architecture is a plus.
Strong expertise with database design and development in Postgres or a similar database management system. Experience with time series databases like Influx or TimescaleDB is a strong plus.
Experience deploying and maintaining applications on cloud platforms.
Strong expertise in API design. Experience in GraphQL is highly preferred.
Additional ability for full-stack development in modern frameworks like Typescript and React is a strong plus.
Proficiency in monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving system performance through logging and metrics.
Experience with unit/integration testing and test-driven development.
Familiarity with tools such as Git and CI/CD pipelines.
The ability to analyze complex technical issues, devise innovative solutions, and implement effective strategies to enhance application performance and stability.
A deep working knowledge of the application development landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills that allow you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
A self-starter approach and sense of ownership of the projects that you work on with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment.

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At Bevi, we believe compensation is a powerful tool to attract, retain, and grow talent. Our Compensation Philosophy centers on 5 principles:

Market-driven - We anchor pay decisions in real-time market data
Performance-based - We reward individual impact, not just tenure
Equitable - We ensure fairness across teams, roles, and demographics
Growth-focused - We invest in talent that scales with Bevi
Total Rewards approach - We strategically balance base pay, bonuses, benefits, and equity

The posted compensation range reflects the salary* for this position. Some roles may be eligible for a commission plan or a bonus incentive. All Bevi employees receive equity in the form of stock options. All full-time employees are invited to participate in our Total Rewards plan, which includes health & medical benefits, flexible spending accounts, flexible PTO, and more. Offers to join Bevi are based on a few criteria, including the scope of the role, the candidate's work experience, targeted skills, internal equity of the team, and external market data.

*For Sales roles: The posted range reflects base salary plus commission which is the total potential on target earnings (OTE) for the position.

Pay Range

$151,895—$187,635 USD

Benefits:

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
401(k) with company match
Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
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.

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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.

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