Staff Software Engineer

Posted 14 Days Ago
4 Locations
In-Office or Remote
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
The Staff Software Engineer will architect and lead backend systems development, mentor engineers, drive project delivery, and optimize system performance while collaborating with product and design teams.
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Who We Are

Imprint is reimagining co-branded credit cards & financial products to be smarter, more rewarding, and truly brand-first. We partner with companies like Rakuten, Booking.com, H-E-B, Fetch, and Brooks Brothers to launch modern credit programs that deepen loyalty, unlock savings, and drive growth. Our platform combines advanced payments infrastructure, intelligent underwriting, and seamless UX to help brands offer powerful financial products—without becoming a bank.

Co-branded cards account for over $300 billion in U.S. annual spend—but most are still powered by legacy banks. Imprint is the modern alternative: flexible, tech-forward, and built for today’s consumer. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures, we’re building a world-class team to redefine how people pay—and how brands grow. If you want to work fast, solve hard problems, and make a real impact, we’d love to meet you.

What You'll Do
  • Architect and lead the development of secure, reliable, and scalable backend systems

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship across multiple teams and projects

  • Establish and champion coding standards, architectural principles, and technical direction for the engineering organization

  • Partner closely with product, design, and engineering leadership to align technical strategy with business goals

  • Drive continuous optimization of system performance, scalability, and reliability to support rapid growth and evolving business demands

  • Own complex, high-impact projects and initiatives end-to-end—from architecture and strategic planning through successful deployment and ongoing optimization

  • Drive the evolution of developer experience through advanced tooling, comprehensive observability frameworks, and platform reliability improvements

  • Mentor and develop engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and technical guidance

  • Contribute to the technical roadmap and identify opportunities for innovation

What We Look For
  • Exceptional proficiency in programming languages such as Go (our primary backend language), Java, Python, or similar languages

  • Extensive experience architecting complex distributed systems, with a deep understanding of advanced design patterns and architectural paradigms

  • Proven track record designing and delivering mission-critical systems that operate at massive scale with exceptional reliability

  • Proven track record designing and delivering mission-critical systems that operate at massive scale with exceptional reliability

  • Advanced knowledge of sophisticated data structures, algorithms, and performance optimization techniques

  • Deep expertise with cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and advanced CI/CD practices using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and infrastructure-as-code

  • Exceptional proficiency in troubleshooting, debugging, and complex problem-solving abilities, with experience resolving critical production incidents

  • Exceptional communication, cross-functional collaboration, and technical leadership skills

  • Demonstrated experience driving technical decision-making and mentoring senior engineers

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

Nice to Have
  • Experience building and scaling financial platforms, infrastructure, or foundational engineering systems

  • Background in leading major architectural migrations or system modernization initiatives

  • Deep expertise in observability, monitoring, and site reliability engineering practices

  • Experience with event-driven architectures, streaming systems, and advanced data processing pipelines

  • Track record of open source contributions, technical publications, or industry speaking engagements

  • Experience working in high-growth technology companies or complex technical environments

  • Knowledge of advanced security practices, compliance frameworks, and risk management

Perks & Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and equity packages

  • Leading configured work computers of your choice

  • Flexible paid time off

  • Fully covered, high-quality healthcare, including fully covered dependent coverage

  • Additional health coverage includes access to One Medical and the option to enroll in an FSA

  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary caregiver and 8 weeks for all new parents

  • Access to industry-leading technology across all of our business units, stemming from our philosophy that we should invest in resources for our team that foster innovation, optimization, and productivity

Imprint is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Imprint is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Imprint welcomes talented individuals from all backgrounds who want to build the future of payments and rewards. If you are passionate about FinTech and eager to grow, let’s move the world forward, together.

Top Skills

Argocd
AWS
Azure
GCP
Github Actions
Go
Infrastructure-As-Code
Java
Python
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
59 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Come and build the easiest and most rewarding way to pay!

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