Connected filtered-water and flavored drink dispensers for workplaces
Aquablu builds connected hydration hardware for offices, and its stack spans embedded firmware (STM32, FreeRTOS, C++), Android-based device software (Kotlin, AOSP) and product CAD (SolidWorks, 3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter). Accelerating, engineering-led hiring alongside work on CI/CD, automated quality gates and a pilot build points to a hardware company maturing its software delivery while scaling manufacturing and supplier operations.
Notable leadership hires: Creative Director
Aquablu is an Amsterdam-based company founded in 2018 that designs smart drinking-water systems for workplaces. Its dispensers filter water and serve vitamin-enriched, flavored drinks, positioned as a replacement for single-use plastic bottles. The REFILL+ line is its flagship product, supported by a connected monitoring layer for installed systems. The privately held company has 51–200 employees and currently recruits in the Netherlands across engineering, product, marketing, sales, design and operations.
Aquablu uses embedded tools like STM32, FreeRTOS, C++ and JTAG, Kotlin and AOSP for device software, SolidWorks and Teamcenter for design, plus HubSpot, Gong, NetSuite and Odoo for business operations.
Yes. Engineering is the largest area of Aquablu's accelerating hiring, alongside marketing, product, sales, design and ops roles, all based in the Netherlands, plus a Creative Director search.
Aquablu is advancing its REFILL+ flagship product, running a pilot build, setting up CI/CD and automated testing, building a prototyping workshop, and launching an outbound campaign in the DACH region.
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