Senior Firmware Engineer

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 a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our software team and be part of developing and implementing embedded code that runs our current and future Bevi products. This role will be responsible for advancing the firmware that powers our first to market smart water machine and for developing tools that will enable our engineering team to invent, implement and validate new ways to deliver an exceptional user experience at a rapid pace of development. The Senior Firmware Engineer will work with hardware engineers, software engineers, and other firmware engineers and contribute to overall system definition, documentation and integration activities.

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

• Drive the development of robust, scalable, multi-board embedded firmware systems that enable reliable operation, remote management, diagnostics, and expansion of Bevi’s growing fleet of smart beverage machines.
• Own the full firmware lifecycle, from concept, prototyping, development, testing, and validation, to field support and post-deployment updates.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for firmware efforts across new and existing products.
• Collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to drive cross-functional delivery of new features. 
• Drive board bring-up and validation efforts, identifying and resolving hardware-firmware integration issues during new product development. 
• Provide high-level architectural guidance to improve hardware design for optimal firmware performance and long-term maintainability.
• Champion firmware best practices across the team, including modular design, continuous integration, test automation, and code quality improvements.
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to Bevi’s hardware team to improve overall performance and functionality of Bevi machines.
• Design and implement advanced control systems, sensor integration, and diagnostic tools to enable intelligent, connected, and serviceable machines.
• Drive triage and root cause analysis of complex system-level issues in production and during development, proposing long-term corrective and preventive solutions.

• Guide and mentor junior and mid-level firmware engineers, performing design/code reviews and sharing domain expertise to build team technical strength.

• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation to support team knowledge transfer, regulatory compliance, and long-term supportability.

Requirements

• A BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience developing, releasing, and supporting production-quality firmware as part of a fast-paced product development team.
• Deep expertise in embedded C and/or C++, particularly targeting the ARM Cortex-M family of microprocessors. Prior experience with Atmel/Microchip SAMD and Texas Instruments TM4C platforms is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience developing firmware for both bare-metal and RTOS-based systems (e.g., FreeRTOS), including custom board bring-up, device driver development, and system-level debugging.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices and proficiency with modern firmware development workflows.
• Strong understanding of serial communication protocols: UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, DSI, CSI, etc.
• Comfortable working with git and modern version control workflows.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that allow you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• An agile mindset that can thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Experience in embedded Linux and the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with wireless communication protocols (e.g., LTE, WiFi) is a plus.

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 terracycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Hero awards - and more.

We're excited about supporting career growth and would love to be part of your professional journey. We know that talent comes in many forms, and we value individual accomplishments, specialized knowledge, and genuine passion over just checking boxes on a requirements list.If any of our positions interest you, please apply! Our recruiting team will contact you about next steps if we'd like to move forward together.