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Lance

Multimodal AI automates hotel front desk

Product Engineer

Full-Time
$150k - $250k/yr+ Equity + Bonus
Entry
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA
In PersonWork in person in San Francisco is required.
Software EngineeringAI Application Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong programming fundamentals and experience building real projects through internships, startups, open source, or hackathons.
  • Product sense and comfort speaking directly with users.
  • Interest in artificial intelligence and large language model applications.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and ship full-stack product features used daily by hotel staff and guests.
  • Build and improve AI agent workflows for voice and call handling, workflow automation, and integrations with hotel systems.
  • Turn customer feedback into product decisions and iterate quickly.
  • Own the quality, reliability, and performance of shipped work.
  • Own features end to end by speaking with hotel operators, scoping problems, and shipping production code across the agent platform and hotel operating system.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hospitality or software-as-a-service experience is a plus.

About the company

Lance provides a multimodal AI workforce for hospitality that automates front-desk operations. Its AI agent handles guest communications via voice, SMS, and email and visually navigates a hotel's software stack to complete tasks without API integrations. It works across both legacy and modern systems to perform end-to-end workflows, reducing call volume, staff burnout, and missed revenue. The goal is to scale hotel operations, improve guest experience, and lower operating costs by taking on routine front-desk tasks autonomously.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$130K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2026

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What believers are saying

  • Lance raised $5 million in April 2026 from Y Combinator and SV Angel.
  • Its AC Hotel case study claims 3,000+ monthly guest calls answered and four daily hours saved.
  • Live deployments span Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, and Wyndham flags, broadening expansion paths.

What critics are saying

  • Canary Technologies, Quore, Kipsu, Cloudbeds, Opera, and ALICE crowd the hotel workflow stack.
  • Lance's privacy policy stores SMS logs 48 months and consent records 60 months, inviting TCPA scrutiny.
  • If AI call handling mishandles reservations or guest issues, Marriott and Hilton brands churn fast.

What makes Lance unique

  • Lance runs voice-first hotel operations across calls, messaging, housekeeping, maintenance, and reporting.
  • It navigates legacy hotel software directly, avoiding API integration dependencies across PMS and task systems.
  • YC W26 and a 10-person team target hotels with 50+ live properties by September 2026.

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Benefits

  • Wellness Program
  • Meal Benefits

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%