Canary Technologies · 1 month ago
Lead Engineer (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expCanary Technologies is a company revolutionizing the hospitality industry with its AI-powered software. The Lead Engineer will be responsible for guiding the engineering team, mentoring junior engineers, and shaping the architecture of core products while ensuring operational excellence.
Enterprise SoftwareHospitalityHotelProductivity Tools
Responsibilities
Directly lead a pod of engineers responsible for Canary's core products
Set an example as an IC in terms of both the quality and velocity of code that you ship
Think about overall architecture and own its evolution based on engineering and product needs
Understand metrics and how our customers use our products, strong voice on product decisions and prioritization
Independently mentor and advise engineers in a pod
Build engineering execution plans, breakdown and assign work to engineers in the pod
Run pod processes autonomously and escalate appropriately when required
Active in hiring and interviewing
Qualification
Required
5-8+ years of a strong engineering background including being in IC engineering role
3+ years of proven experience of leading successful engineering teams
Strong Javascript skills
Solid knowledge of developing backend applications
Have a strong demonstrated ability to ship high-quality products
Self-motivated, collaborative, and diligent work ethic
Excellent communication skills. You love being part of a diverse team, building consensus, and establishing credibility. You are a Class-A communicator: curious, thoughtful, clear, and (mostly) correct
Comfort with ambiguity and is eager to embrace ownership and accountability
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience, MS/PhD
Expert in Python with knowledge on at least one industry standard framework like Django, Flask, etc
Experience using Docker and cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Database design skills
Benefits
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Competitive benefits package
Flexibility to visit and travel to our offices (SF, NY)
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.
Company
Canary Technologies
Canary Technologies provides a digital guest management platform for hotels streamlining check-in, messaging, payments, and upsells.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$177MKey Investors
Brighton Park CapitalInsight PartnersF-Prime
2025-06-12Series D· $80M
2024-06-12Series C· $50M
2022-10-27Series B· $30M
Leadership Team
SJ Sawhney
Co-Founder & President
Recent News
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