Careers
Build the instrument, not just the app.
We're a small, senior, founder-led team shipping real hardware into real kitchens. If that sentence made you sit up, keep reading.
Why ActiveWater Labs
Most engineering jobs hand you one layer of someone else's stack. Here, the stack is short and it's ours: the circuit board, the firmware on it, the fluid path it controls, the chemistry in the cassette, the cloud service behind it, and the glass of water at the end. You will see — and taste — the consequences of your work.
We keep the team deliberately small, so every person owns something whole. Decisions are made by the people who will implement them, arguments are settled with measurements, and nobody ships a spec they haven't tested in a kitchen.
How we work
What you can expect.
Whole problems
You own a system end to end — not a ticket queue. Hardware people write code here; software people hold torque drivers.
Prototype-fast, ship-careful
We iterate quickly on the bench and slowly toward production. The standard for shipping is "would you install this in your parents' kitchen?"
Measurements settle arguments
Seniority doesn't win debates; data does. Expect to defend your ideas with a test rig, and to be taken seriously when you do.
Small team, real stakes
Startup honesty: modest headcount, meaningful ownership, and work that ends up on Kickstarter with our name on it.
Disciplines we hire
Electrical engineering
PCB design, power, sensingEmbedded software
Real-time firmware, connectivity, OTAMechanical & fluidics
Manifolds, enclosures, DFMFormulation & food science
Minerals, electrolytes, flavor systemsProduct & design
Industrial design, UI, brandOperations & growth
Supply chain, community, support
Open roles
No openings posted right now.
We're heads-down on the MineralDose™ launch and hire in small, deliberate steps. When a role opens, it will be listed here and announced on our social channels.
If you're exceptional in one of the disciplines above and want to be first in line, introduce yourself — a short note and a link to something you've built beats a formal résumé.
Email hello@activewaterlabs.com with the subject "Careers". We read every note, and we'll tell you honestly if the timing isn't right.
How we hire
- A real conversation. No screening scripts — a founder talks with you about what you've built and what you want to build.
- Work that resembles the work. A short, paid, well-scoped exercise close to the actual problem space. No week-long free labor.
- Meet the team. You'll see the lab, the prototypes, and the honest state of everything — then we both decide.
ActiveWater Labs is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates on ability and evidence, and we welcome applicants of every background.