Manager, Software Engineering - Android

Bevi is on a mission to disrupt the beverage supply chain and replace single-use water bottles with smart water machines. Thousands of companies use Bevi to sustainably provide their employees with pure, sparkling, and flavored water at work. As the market leader in IoT-enabled beverage machines, we’ve raised over $160M in venture capital and we’re doubling year over year. In addition to maintaining hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development. 

Bevi is seeking an experienced and passionate Software Engineering Manager to coach and contribute directly to our Android software development team. In this hands-on role, you will work alongside your team to deliver high-performance Android applications and critical software features for Bevi’s smart water machines. You’ll foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration while guiding a small team of skilled engineers. You’ll also play a key role in hardware-software integration, working closely with cross-functional teams on system design, documentation, and implementation. 

We’re a small, collaborative, and fun software team within a fast-growing hardware startup. Our customers already love our product—and you’ll play a key role in making their experience even better. If you enjoy coming up with new ideas, designing unique interactions, and bringing them to life in innovative ways—while keeping user experience at the center—come join us! 

The ability to be in the office 3+ days per week in our Boston (Charlestown) headquarters is required for this position. 

Your Day to Day

• Manage and mentor a growing team of 2–3 Android engineers, providing day-to-day support, technical guidance, and regular feedback
• Drive career development on the team by setting clear expectations, identifying growth opportunities, and conducting performance reviews
• Work efficiently to deliver consistent results as part of an agile software development team by overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of software development projects and ensuring your team’s code is clean, reliable, and easy to maintain
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, firmware engineering, and hardware teams, to define, create, and ship new features to Bevi’s customers
• Foster a strong culture of accountability, quality, and continuous learning within the team
• Hands-on recruitment and onboarding of new software engineers as the team grows
• Significantly influence the team’s software development and delivery strategy and contribute considerably to software development planning including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Contribute directly to feature development by building, optimizing, and maintaining Bevi’s Android applications to facilitate consistent reliable operation, remote management, and scalability of Bevi’s rapidly expanding fleet of machines
• Directly support hardware-software integration efforts on both existing and new products by building UI controls that interface with the firmware that powers Bevi machines
• Create and maintain software documentation to proactively contribute to knowledge sharing across the team
• Set the standard for software quality and delivery across Bevi’s Android software team through the use of modern software frameworks and organizational practices
• Help triage, identify, and resolve complex issues and bugs that surface in the Android stack for reliable system operation on Bevi machines and to reduce impact to customers
• Participate in architectural decisions and app optimization strategies
• Stay up-to-date with the latest mobile technology trends and Android SDK advancements

• A BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other related field, or the equivalent in related software development experience
• 8+ years of professional Android development experience
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership or management role
• Strong expertise in Java or Kotlin with mastery of the Android SDK and frameworks, including Couroutines and State Flows. Hands-on experience working with Jetpack components, especially Compose, is a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that allow you to effectively communicate feedback to your direct reports and to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proven success with performance management and employee development
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying production-ready Android applications that can support large-scale usage. You have experience overseeing the deployment and stable rollout of those applications across multiple sites
• Strong knowledge of tools such as Git, Gradle, Android Studio, CI/CD build systems, and debugging tools
• Solid understanding of MVVM, Clean Architecture, and other design patterns
• Experience with unit testing, UI testing, and test-driven development. Experience using Espresso and/or Robolectric is a plus
• A working knowledge of the application development landscape, architectural trends, and emerging technologies. Your passion for new technologies gives you a genuine desire to learn and to devise innovative solutions that enhance application performance
• Experience working directly with hardware teams, integrating with hardware testing frameworks, and/or supporting sensor data streaming is a strong plus

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
• 401(k) with company match, and environmentally responsible investment options
• Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc (including sustainability or social justice volunteer events)
• 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 terracycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Hero awards - and more!