Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Bevi • Boston, MA

10d • $151,895 - $187,635 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Bevi is a small and fun software team in a fast-growing hardware startup. Customers love the product and the engineer will play a crucial role in making them even happier. The ability to be in the office 2+ days per week in our Boston (Charlestown) headquarters is strongly preferred for this position.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in and contributing to a microservice architecture is a plus.
• Experience with time series databases like Influx or TimescaleDB is a strong plus.
• Experience in GraphQL is highly preferred.
• Additional ability for full-stack development in modern frameworks like Typescript and React is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.
• Equity in the form of stock options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior