Lead Physical Access Engineer

Posted:
7/29/2026, 5:54:22 AM

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Remote

Pay:
$162k/yr

About Us
Canary Technologies is changing the game for hotels with modern software powered by Canary's hospitality-specific AI platform.
 
Canary is utilized by 20,000+ hoteliers in 100+ countries to equip hoteliers with the technology they need to work smarter and wow their guests. Major hotel brands such as Wyndham, Marriott, IHG, Four Seasons, Rosewood, and Best Western trust Canary to deliver results.
 
Canary was named a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company, a Most Innovative Company by Fast Company and a HotelTechReport Best Place to Work — and is backed by top Silicon Valley investors like Y Combinator, F-Prime, Brighton Park Capital and Insight Partners.
 
Join us in shaping the future of hospitality!
 

About the Role 

We're looking for a Lead Engineer to own Canary's Physical Access product — Mobile Key and the integrations that let hotel guests unlock doors from their phones across a wide range of lock vendors. You'll lead a pod of engineers, set the bar as a hands-on IC, and own the architecture of a system that has to be reliable, secure, and low-latency at the moment of guest arrival. You'll partner closely with Product to expand lock-vendor coverage and deepen the Mobile Key experience, and collaborate with the Arrivals and Kiosk teams where the guest journey connects. The systems you own directly gate physical entry, so discipline around security, reliability, and operational excellence is essential.

We also work hard to ensure Canary is a fun and exciting place to work! Here are some of the additional benefits:
 
Canary Days:  As a company we want to ensure that the team has time to recharge. Each month we provide company wide days off to ensure there is at least one extended weekend or day off.
 
Self Improvement Club: We meet each month and share our personal goals for the month. Each individual is provided a budget towards any purchases that help us achieve these goals.
 
Professional Development Chats: We provide budget to help drive cross functional professional development conversations across the organization.
 
Travel Reimbursement: Team members are able to visit our offices across New York, San Francisco or Dallas when they choose, and are provided a travel stipend for doing so.  Spend time working with the team in their office, and use the rest of your time exploring a new city!
 
Personal Travel Reimbursement: If you stay at a hotel that Canary works with, we provide a credit towards your stay.
 
Canary Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote talent regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.
 

Canary Technologies

Website: https://www.canarytechnologies.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 51-100

Year Founded: 2017

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Series B

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas