Imprint CTO Will Larson on Fintech Engineering Strategy

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Will Larson discusses the intricacies of fintech engineering and leadership.

What does it take to run engineering at the heart of modern fintech? In this episode of Fintech Layer Cake, Imprint CTO Will Larson unpacks lessons from leading engineering teams at Stripe, Carta, Calm, Uber, and more. Will shares how fintech engineering differs from SaaS, the tradeoffs executives face when joining new companies, and why the art of leadership lies in balancing seemingly incompatible frameworks, moving fast while preserving reliability, innovating while managing legacy systems...

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Guest: Will Larson

Topics covered

• fintech
• engineering strategy
• leadership
• SaaS
• innovation
• legacy systems

Keywords

• fintech
• engineering
• leadership
• SaaS
• innovation
• legacy systems
• tradeoffs

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Organizations: Imprint, Stripe, Carta, Calm, Uber

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