Staff Software Engineer, Imprint
$200-250k
+ Equity
Branded payments and rewards products
Open for applications
Branded payments and rewards products
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$200-250k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make payments better for modern brands and their customers.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- 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
Desirable
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
Our take
These days, all sorts of cards abound, from virtual cards to co-branded credit cards. Imprint aims to stand out in the increasingly crowded space by partnering with businesses to provide branded rewards cards for customers.
While there has been an increase in the number of companies offering branded financial products to reduce costs, Imprint sees its card programs as offering a new platform for deepening customer relationships: less of the nastiness of credit and a much greater focus on rewards.
The startup is focusing on refining its embedded finance solution to fulfil its vision of an Apple-pay like experience for merchants and consumers.
Imprint will hope that its lightweight service, fit for smaller customers like hotel chains, will allow it to compete with the major venture-backed players in the space like Cardless, Apto and Alviere. And its $75M in venture capital raised in 2023 is going some way towards achieving these aims.
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Insights
103% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Oct 2024
$75m
SERIES C
Total funding: $353m
Company HQ
Little Italy, New York, NY
Leadership
Daragh Murphy
(Founder & CEO)Previously VP of Operations & Strategy at WeWork. They were a Junior Partner at McKinsey until 2018. Originally trained as a lawyer at Duke University, before working as a Corporate Lawyer at WilmerHale.
Mariana Pali Coontz
(COO & CFO)Prior to joining Imprint in 2023, Mariana was the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at DigniFi. She also spent 8 years at Synchrony in roles including Head of Capital Strategy & Stress Testing and SVP, Head of FP&A and nearly 11 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co in roles including Treasury Associate and Executive Director.
Will Larson
(CTO)Prior to joining Imprint in 2025, Will was the CTO at Carta and Calm. He was also the Head of Foundation Engineering at Stripe and a Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure at Uber.
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