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Lead Physical Access Engineer

United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a pod of engineers to own Canary's Physical Access product, specifically the Mobile Key system and integrations with various lock vendors for hotel guests.

Role type

Lead IC/Engineering Manager (Physical Access & Mobile Key)

Builds

Mobile Key app, lock-vendor integrations, encoder/BLE paths for door unlocking

Domain

Hospitality technology, IoT, Access Control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Backend application development, Hardware/vendor API integration, Engineering team management, Architecture design, System reliability optimization, Mentorship

Preferred skills

Mobile development (iOS/Android), BLE/NFC protocols, Hardware/lock-vendor integrations

Responsibilities

Manage a pod of engineers, Own architecture evolution for mobile-key and lock integrations, Drive improvements in unlock reliability and latency, Partner with Product on roadmap, Mentor and advise engineers, Conduct performance reviews and hiring

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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