Esper builds management software and a custom Android OS layer for dedicated devices like kiosks, POS terminals and logistics handhelds. The stack goes deep into the OS (AOSP, SELinux, C++, Android Enterprise) while running real-time fleet messaging over MQTT, WebSocket and Kafka. AWS Bedrock, OpenAI and Model Context Protocol alongside an AI-driven SLO project show AI moving into operations. Hiring is almost entirely senior engineering across the US and India.
Esper is a privately held software company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with 51–200 employees. It provides mobile device management and custom OS engineering for single-purpose devices across Android and iOS. Target use cases span restaurant and retail point-of-sale, self-checkout kiosks, supply chain and inventory hardware, and telehealth equipment. The platform also covers software deployment, developer tooling and edge AI deployment for distributed device fleets. Infrastructure runs across AWS, GCP and Azure, with Salesforce supporting the commercial side.
Esper runs on AWS, GCP and Azure with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker and ArgoCD, builds in Go, Java, Kotlin, Python and C++, and works deep in Android via AOSP, SELinux and Android Enterprise.
Yes. Engineering dominates Esper's open roles, mostly at senior level, with smaller openings in product and finance. Hiring is steady across the United States and India.
Esper is building Esper Foundation for Android, Android agents, SDKs and apps, customer-driven OS engineering R&D, AI-driven SLO improvement and an API/UI test automation framework.
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