About Kovari
At Kovari, we're rethinking how physical work gets done in the age of robotics. We believe building robots that can move the economy is one of the most important endeavors in technology.
Our first goal is to build general-purpose robots for hospitality — taking on the physical, repetitive work that keeps the industry operating. The last mile problem for proliferating useful robots into businesses is a first-class innovation problem itself. We marry deep commercial understanding with fast-paced engineering to create robots that move the industry. Since inception, we've raised over $6M from industry-leading investors to carry out that mission.
We are obsessed with rapid iteration, engineering rigor, and deploying real machines into real environments. The next decade will compress a century of progress in robotics. We're looking for people who want to leave their fingerprints on that future.
We are based in San Francisco and work in-person.
The Role
Kovari runs fast. We build hardware, deploy it into live environments, manage vendors, hire people, and ship internal tooling — often all in the same week. This role exists to make sure none of that falls through the cracks.
You will own the operational backbone of the company. No single function, no narrow lane. You'll touch hiring, logistics, vendor management, finance, facilities, and whatever else needs an owner. The best version of this person makes the founders feel like things are handled — and then goes looking for the next problem.
What You'll Do
Own logistics and coordination across hardware shipments, vendor relationships, and field deployments
Drive recruiting operations — sourcing, scheduling, offer logistics, onboarding
Manage finances at the operational level: expenses, invoices, reimbursements, bookkeeping coordination
Keep facilities and shop operations running — supplies, equipment, safety, organization
Build internal processes and tooling as the company scales
Support business development and investor communications when needed
Identify gaps before they become problems and fix them without being asked
What You Bring
Proven ability to own things end-to-end with minimal direction
Comfortable context-switching between spreadsheets, vendor calls, and hands-on tasks in the same day
Strong written and verbal communication — you'll interface with partners, candidates, and investors
Bonus: experience in hospitality, hardware, or deployment-heavy industries
Bonus: ability to build lightweight web apps or internal tools
Values
Pace of learning trumps everything else
We relentlessly refine our craft
Low ego, high ownership
We work in-person and this isn't a 9-to-5 — we're building something hard and need people who are all-in
Skills Required
- Proven ability to own projects end-to-end with minimal direction
- Comfortable context-switching between spreadsheets, vendor calls, and hands-on tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Work in-person in San Francisco (on-site)
- Willingness to work beyond standard 9-to-5 hours and be highly committed
- Experience in hospitality, hardware, or deployment-heavy industries
- Ability to build lightweight web apps or internal tools
What We Do
Kovari Industries is a venture-backed company that develops general-purpose robots for the hospitality industry to handle physical, repetitive work. They aim to marry deep commercial understanding with fast-paced innovation to create intelligent machines that move the economy. The company focuses on rapid iteration, engineering rigor, and deploying real machines into real environments to solve the last-mile problem of robot proliferation in businesses.
