diff --git a/backend/src/API/coffeeChatAPI.ts b/backend/src/API/coffeeChatAPI.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e13ee074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/API/coffeeChatAPI.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal';
+import CoffeeChatDao from '../dao/CoffeeChatDao';
+import PermissionsManager from '../utils/permissionsManager';
+import { PermissionError } from '../utils/errors';
+
+const coffeeChatDao = new CoffeeChatDao();
+
+/**
+ * Gets all coffee chats
+ */
+export const getAllCoffeeChats = (): Promise<CoffeeChat[]> => coffeeChatDao.getAllCoffeeChats();
+
+/**
+ * Gets all coffee chats for a user
+ * @param user - user whose coffee chats should be fetched
+ */
+export const getCoffeeChatsByUser = async (user: IdolMember): Promise<CoffeeChat[]> =>
+  coffeeChatDao.getCoffeeChatsByUser(user);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new coffee chat for member
+ * @param coffeeChat - Newly created CoffeeChat object
+ * A member can not coffee chat themselves.
+ * A member can not coffee chat the same person from previous semesters.
+ */
+export const createCoffeeChat = async (coffeeChat: CoffeeChat): Promise<CoffeeChat> => {
+  const [member1, member2] = coffeeChat.members;
+
+  if (isEqual(member1, member2)) {
+    throw new Error('Cannot create coffee chat with yourself.');
+  }
+
+  const prevChats1 = await coffeeChatDao.getCoffeeChatsByUser(member1);
+  const prevChats2 = await coffeeChatDao.getCoffeeChatsByUser(member2);
+
+  const prevChats = [...prevChats1, ...prevChats2];
+
+  const chatExists = prevChats.some((chat) => {
+    const chatMembers = chat.members.map((m) => m.email).sort();
+    const currentMembers = [member1.email, member2.email].sort();
+    return isEqual(chatMembers, currentMembers);
+  });
+
+  if (chatExists) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Cannot create coffee chat with member. Previous coffee chats from previous semesters exist.'
+    );
+  }
+
+  await coffeeChatDao.createCoffeeChat(coffeeChat);
+  return coffeeChat;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Updates a coffee chat (if the user has permission)
+ * @param coffeeChat - The updated CoffeeChat object
+ * @param user - The user that is requesting to update the coffee chat
+ */
+export const updateCoffeeChat = async (
+  coffeeChat: CoffeeChat,
+  user: IdolMember
+): Promise<CoffeeChat> => {
+  const canEditCoffeeChat = await PermissionsManager.canEditCoffeeChat(user);
+  if (!canEditCoffeeChat) {
+    throw new PermissionError(
+      `User with email ${user.email} does not have permissions to update coffee chat.`
+    );
+  }
+
+  await coffeeChatDao.updateCoffeeChat(coffeeChat);
+  return coffeeChat;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Deletes a coffee chat (if the user has permission)
+ * @param uuid - DB uuid of CoffeeChat
+ * @param user - The user that is requesting to delete a coffee chat
+ */
+export const deleteCoffeeChat = async (uuid: string, user: IdolMember): Promise<void> => {
+  const isLeadOrAdmin = await PermissionsManager.isLeadOrAdmin(user);
+  const coffeeChat = await coffeeChatDao.getCoffeeChat(uuid);
+
+  if (!coffeeChat) return;
+
+  if (!isLeadOrAdmin) {
+    throw new PermissionError(
+      `User with email ${user.email} does not have sufficient permissions to delete coffee chat.`
+    );
+  }
+  await coffeeChatDao.deleteCoffeeChat(uuid);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Deletes all coffee chats (if the user has permission)
+ * @param user - The user that is requesting to delete all coffee chats
+ */
+export const clearAllCoffeeChats = async (user: IdolMember): Promise<void> => {
+  const isLeadOrAdmin = await PermissionsManager.isLeadOrAdmin(user);
+  if (!isLeadOrAdmin) {
+    throw new PermissionError(
+      `User with email ${user.email} does not have sufficient permissions to delete all coffee chats.`
+    );
+  }
+  await CoffeeChatDao.clearAllCoffeeChats();
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/api.ts b/backend/src/api.ts
index 6285e27e..bea0ccd1 100644
--- a/backend/src/api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ import {
   hideShoutout,
   deleteShoutout
 } from './API/shoutoutAPI';
+import {
+  createCoffeeChat,
+  getAllCoffeeChats,
+  updateCoffeeChat,
+  getCoffeeChatsByUser,
+  deleteCoffeeChat,
+  clearAllCoffeeChats
+} from './API/coffeeChatAPI';
 import {
   allSignInForms,
   createSignInForm,
@@ -280,6 +288,33 @@ loginCheckedDelete('/shoutout/:uuid', async (req, user) => {
   return {};
 });
 
+loginCheckedGet('/coffee-chat', async () => ({
+  coffeeChats: await getAllCoffeeChats()
+}));
+
+loginCheckedPost('/coffee-chat', async (req) => ({
+  coffeeChats: await createCoffeeChat(req.body)
+}));
+
+loginCheckedDelete('/coffee-chat', async (_, user) => {
+  await clearAllCoffeeChats(user);
+  return {};
+});
+
+loginCheckedDelete('/coffee-chat/:uuid', async (req, user) => {
+  await deleteCoffeeChat(req.params.uuid, user);
+  return {};
+});
+
+loginCheckedGet('/coffee-chat/:email', async (_, user) => {
+  const coffeeChats = await getCoffeeChatsByUser(user);
+  return { coffeeChats };
+});
+
+loginCheckedPut('/coffee-chat', async (req, user) => ({
+  coffeeChats: await updateCoffeeChat(req.body, user)
+}));
+
 // Pull from IDOL
 loginCheckedPost('/pullIDOLChanges', (_, user) => requestIDOLPullDispatch(user));
 loginCheckedGet('/getIDOLChangesPR', (_, user) => getIDOLChangesPR(user));
diff --git a/backend/src/dao/CoffeeChatDao.ts b/backend/src/dao/CoffeeChatDao.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59dcf013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/dao/CoffeeChatDao.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import { memberCollection, coffeeChatsCollection, db } from '../firebase';
+import { DBCoffeeChat } from '../types/DataTypes';
+import { getMemberFromDocumentReference } from '../utils/memberUtil';
+import BaseDao from './BaseDao';
+import { deleteCollection } from '../utils/firebase-utils';
+
+async function materializeCoffeeChat(dbCoffeeChat: DBCoffeeChat): Promise<CoffeeChat> {
+  const member1 = await getMemberFromDocumentReference(dbCoffeeChat.members[0]);
+  const member2 = await getMemberFromDocumentReference(dbCoffeeChat.members[1]);
+
+  return {
+    ...dbCoffeeChat,
+    members: [member1, member2]
+  };
+}
+
+async function serializeCoffeeChat(coffeeChat: CoffeeChat): Promise<DBCoffeeChat> {
+  const member1Data = memberCollection.doc(coffeeChat.members[0].email);
+  const member2Data = memberCollection.doc(coffeeChat.members[1].email);
+
+  return {
+    ...coffeeChat,
+    members: [member1Data, member2Data]
+  };
+}
+
+export default class CoffeeChatDao extends BaseDao<CoffeeChat, DBCoffeeChat> {
+  constructor() {
+    super(coffeeChatsCollection, materializeCoffeeChat, serializeCoffeeChat);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new coffee chat for member
+   * @param coffeeChat - Newly created CoffeeChat object.
+   * If provided, the object uuid will be used. If not, a new one will be generated.
+   * The pending field will be set to true by default.
+   */
+  async createCoffeeChat(coffeeChat: CoffeeChat): Promise<CoffeeChat> {
+    const coffeeChatWithUUID = {
+      ...coffeeChat,
+      status: 'pending' as Status,
+      uuid: coffeeChat.uuid ? coffeeChat.uuid : uuidv4()
+    };
+    return this.createDocument(coffeeChatWithUUID.uuid, coffeeChatWithUUID);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the coffee chats
+   * @param uuid - DB uuid of coffee chat
+   */
+  async getCoffeeChat(uuid: string): Promise<CoffeeChat | null> {
+    return this.getDocument(uuid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets all coffee chats
+   */
+  async getAllCoffeeChats(): Promise<CoffeeChat[]> {
+    return this.getDocuments();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates a coffee chat
+   * @param coffeeChat - updated Coffee Chat object
+   */
+  async updateCoffeeChat(coffeeChat: CoffeeChat): Promise<CoffeeChat> {
+    return this.updateDocument(coffeeChat.uuid, coffeeChat);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets all coffee chat for a user
+   * @param user - user whose coffee chats should be fetched
+   */
+  async getCoffeeChatsByUser(user: IdolMember): Promise<CoffeeChat[]> {
+    return this.getDocuments([
+      {
+        field: 'members',
+        comparisonOperator: 'array-contains',
+        value: memberCollection.doc(user.email)
+      }
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes a coffee chat
+   * @param uuid - DB uuid of CoffeeChat
+   */
+  async deleteCoffeeChat(uuid: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.deleteDocument(uuid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes all coffee chats for all users
+   */
+  static async clearAllCoffeeChats(): Promise<void> {
+    await deleteCollection(db, 'coffee-chats', 500);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/permissionsManager.ts b/backend/src/utils/permissionsManager.ts
index 2b8ed1bf..9bd2865d 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/permissionsManager.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/permissionsManager.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ export default class PermissionsManager {
     return this.isLeadOrAdmin(mem);
   }
 
+  static async canEditCoffeeChat(mem: IdolMember): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.isLeadOrAdmin(mem);
+  }
+
   static async canEditDevPortfolio(mem: IdolMember): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.isLeadOrAdmin(mem);
   }