Engineering Manager - Data Platform

Full-time - Senior

About the position

Imprint is building a next-generation co-branded credit card company to serve America’s great brands. Some of our partners include H-E-B, Turkish Airlines, Brooks Brothers, and Eddie Bauer. Imprint is backed by Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Thrive Capital. We are focused on building a brilliant team who want to change payments and who embody our Operating Principles. As an Engineering Leader for the Data Platform Team, you will lead a group of engineers in designing, building, and scaling the data infrastructure that powers analytics and data-driven decision-making across the company. You will closely work with peer engineering teams, product managers, and business leaders to ensure the platform meets the current and future needs of the company. This role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership abilities, and a deep technical understanding of data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and maintenance of the Data Platform, ensuring data governance and compliance, data security, interoperability, and scalability.
• Stay abreast of the latest technological advancements and incorporate relevant innovations to enhance the platform's capabilities.
• Collaborate with the architect to define and refine the platform's technical roadmap.
• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers and developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with team members to track progress, address concerns, and support career development.
• Coordinate with HR for hiring and training new team members, ensuring a match between the team's skill set and project requirements.
• Plan and manage the execution of projects, ensuring timely delivery within the allocated budget.
• Utilize agile methodologies to monitor progress, facilitate daily stand-ups, and lead sprint planning sessions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, finance, and compliance, to align project objectives and deliverables.
• Regularly communicate with senior management and other stakeholders to report on project status, risks, and opportunities.
• Gather feedback from internal and external stakeholders to continuously improve the platform’s functionality and user experience.
• Represent the team in inter-departmental meetings, ensuring alignment with the company's overall strategic goals.
• Ensure adherence to high-quality coding and documentation standards.
• Oversee the implementation of robust testing strategies to identify and mitigate risks early in the development cycle.
• Collaborate with the security engineering team to prioritize and resolve any security vulnerabilities and compliance issues related to the ledger platform.
• Encourage a culture of innovation within the team, promoting experimentation and learning.
• Stay informed about industry trends and competitor products to identify opportunities for platform enhancement.
• Lead efforts in streamlining processes and implementing best practices to increase efficiency and productivity.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with 5+ years of experience in leadership and management role.
• Proficient in Go, Python, Scala, and Java, with extensive hands-on experience in architecting and building efficient data pipelines.
• Expert in frameworks such as Apache Spark, Flink, and Hadoop, with a strong background in stream processing technologies like Apache Kafka and Amazon Kinesis.
• Skilled in modern data warehousing platforms including Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, and Databricks, with experience in optimizing query performance and storage strategies through partitioning, sharding, and indexing.
• Familiarity with data formats like Parquet and Apache Iceberg.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipeline tools like GitActions and Jenkins, alongside experience in containerization and automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra) databases, with a focus on performance tuning and scalability.
• Deep understanding of data governance best practices, including security, compliance, and privacy protocols for handling sensitive data at scale.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in building a team of developers from 0 to 1.
• Experience in building financial reconciliation systems (offline ledger, exception management).
• Track record of building and delivering mission-critical, 24x7 production software systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.

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.
• An understanding that successful remote work requires flexibility and an appreciation for asynchronous work.
• Access to industry-leading technology across all of our business units.