Lead Engineer, Canary Technologies
EMEA
£120-140k
Providing hospitality technology
Open for applications
Providing hospitality technology
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£120-140k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help hoteliers thrive through innovative software solutions.
Role
Who you are
- You should be a strong technical leader that can deal with ambiguity, be able to define and guide our future architecture, and mentor junior engineers
- You should also care deeply about the customer experience and work closely with Product Managers to inform product decision-making
- 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/TypeScript 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
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Lead Engineer to join our team to enable Canary's next phase of growth, with a focus on expanding in EMEA
- The services built and owned by you will have to operate at a large scale and hence passion and discipline around operational excellence are essential
- Directly manage a pod of engineers responsible for accelerating Canary's growth in EMEA
- 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
- Participate in hiring and interviewing
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Embracing the modern era, Canary Technologies is dedicated to revolutionizing the hotel industry through digital transformation. Pioneering the field with its mobile web-based Guest Management System and Digital Authorization solutions, Canary aims to rid hotels of outdated technology, enhancing revenue streams by boosting staff productivity and delivering superior guest experiences.
Co-founders Harman and SJ, childhood friends turned business partners, bring a unique blend of expertise to the table, drawing from their extensive background in both hospitality and technology sectors. With the industry already on an upward trajectory, the post-pandemic landscape has further fueled the demand for their solutions, particularly their contactless check-in and checkout offerings.
Despite competition in the sector, Canary has secured significant funding led by F-Prime Capital, enabling rapid expansion and talent acquisition to meet the burgeoning demand for its innovative solutions.
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Insights
59% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$80m
SERIES D
Jun 2024
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $175.2m
Company benefits
- Our health insurance has you covered on day 1
- Flexible working hours
- Training and career development
- Regular team building events
- A travel stipend for when you stay at Canary hotels
- Internal promotions from within the team
- Kitchen stocked with fruit, snacks, coffee, and more
- We're a diverse and global team
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Harman Singh Narula
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded a custom printed apparel company, The Shirt Guys, LLC. Worked in strategy for Citigroup and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc, and as a Management Consultant for Bain & Company.
Satjot "SJ" Sawhney
(Co-Founder)Previously co-founded Mobibolt, Inc and Tapfame before serving as Head of Product at the hospitality technology startup, Stayful.
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