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Meet Kobie

Kobie is a privately held loyalty technology and services company that helps enterprise brands design, operate and optimize customer loyalty programs. Its Kobie Alchemy Loyalty Cloud combines customer data, loyalty management, personalization, rewards, analytics and AI-powered decisioning, while its consulting and managed services support program strategy and operations. Kobie works across retail, travel and hospitality, financial services, telecom, entertainment and other industries. Its current strategy positions loyalty as a Customer Operating System that connects customer identity, data, value and engagement, supported by its Bonnie AI loyalty assistant and proprietary loyalty intelligence.View more

Kobie is a privately held loyalty technology and services company that helps enterprise brands design, operate and optimize customer loyalty programs. Its Kobie Alchemy Loyalty Cloud combines customer data, loyalty management, personalization, rewards, analytics and AI-powered decisioning, while its consulting and managed services support program strategy and operations. Kobie works across retail, travel and hospitality, financial services, telecom, entertainment and other industries. Its current strategy positions loyalty as a Customer Operating System that connects customer identity, data, value and engagement, supported by its Bonnie AI loyalty assistant and proprietary loyalty intelligence.

Founded
1990
Company size
201-500 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
St. Petersburg, USA

Why work here

Kobie offers candidates the opportunity to work on enterprise loyalty platforms, AI-driven personalization and high-volume customer data systems used by major global brands. The company was named a Leader in both Forrester's Loyalty Platforms and Loyalty Services evaluations and a National Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year in 2026. Kobie is also expanding its Bengaluru Tech Hub across software engineering, AI, data science, cloud, MLOps and product engineering. Current engineering roles involve Java, Spring Boot, Angular, AWS, Azure, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes. Kobie highlights flexible work, career development, comprehensive benefits and direct exposure to global enterprise projects.Read more

Kobie offers candidates the opportunity to work on enterprise loyalty platforms, AI-driven personalization and high-volume customer data systems used by major global brands. The company was named a Leader in both Forrester's Loyalty Platforms and Loyalty Services evaluations and a National Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year in 2026. Kobie is also expanding its Bengaluru Tech Hub across software engineering, AI, data science, cloud, MLOps and product engineering. Current engineering roles involve Java, Spring Boot, Angular, AWS, Azure, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes. Kobie highlights flexible work, career development, comprehensive benefits and direct exposure to global enterprise projects.

Industry
Loyalty Technology, Customer Engagement and Marketing Technology
Open jobs
31 open jobs

Tech stack

Java

Backend

Spring Boot

Backend

Angular

Frontend

AWS

Cloud Infrastructure

Microsoft Azure

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Database

Database

PostgreSQL

Database

Apache Kafka

Event Streaming

RabbitMQ

Messaging

Docker

Containers

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Gradle

Build Automation

Key people

6 people
Jared HechtkopfCo-founderView bio

Co-founder of Kobie, which began in 1990 as a direct marketing company using customer data for personalized marketing. He helped establish the company's early foundation before it evolved into loyalty technology and services. Jared passed away in 2000, and the company continued under the leadership of the Hechtkopf family.

Bonnie HechtkopfCo-founderView bio

Co-founder and current Chair of Kobie. She joined Jared Hechtkopf at the company's launch in 1990, initially managing administration and financial affairs, and later became President after his death in 2000. She remains involved in Kobie's leadership, culture and community initiatives.

Bram HechtkopfChief Executive OfficerView bio

CEO of Kobie with more than 20 years of loyalty industry experience. He joined the family business after working in consulting and holds a BBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. He leads Kobie's strategy, product investment and client partnerships as the company expands its AI-powered loyalty technology.

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Marti BellerPresidentView bio

President of Kobie with more than 25 years of loyalty and customer-engagement experience. Before joining Kobie in 2019, she led global loyalty products and platforms at Mastercard, served as President of Connexions Loyalty and co-founded PlanG. She leads market strategy, organizational development and growth.

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Ian EshelmanChief Technology OfficerView bio

CTO of Kobie, responsible for enterprise architecture, infrastructure and development of the Kobie Alchemy Loyalty Cloud. He has more than 25 years of technology experience and previously spent over a decade at Mastercard leading loyalty technology, cloud modernization and agile transformation.

Rachel BickingChief Data & AI OfficerView bio

Chief Data & AI Officer at Kobie with nearly 20 years of experience across digital, customer experience, analytics and loyalty. She leads data and AI innovation, combining customer intelligence, analytics and technology to improve personalization, loyalty outcomes and lifetime value.

Latest company news

3 stories

Kobie Establishes India Tech Hub as Core to AI-Driven Business Growth and Innovation

Kobie

Kobie officially opened its Bengaluru technology hub as a strategic center for AI-enabled product development. The India team had grown to approximately 50 professionals, with hiring across software engineering, AI engineering, data science, cloud engineering, MLOps, product engineering and AI governance.

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Kobie Has Been Named a National Top Workplace for the Fourth Year in a Row

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Kobie was named a National Top Workplace in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The recognition is based on confidential employee survey feedback administered by workplace engagement company Energage.

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Bonnie: Where Humanized AI Meets the Heart of Kobie

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Kobie detailed Bonnie, its LLM-enabled AI loyalty assistant embedded in the Kobie Alchemy Loyalty Cloud. Bonnie combines conversational interaction, loyalty expertise, analytics and decisioning models to help users manage and optimize loyalty programs.

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Jobs at Kobie

31 open roles