Summer 2026
SaaS and IoT Software Engineering Intern
Posted on 2/6/2026
Impinj
201-500 employees
RFID hardware and software for item tracking
Compensation Overview
$26 - $40/hr
Seattle, WA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; on-site presence at Seattle office required.
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- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar program
- Experience with low level languages like C/C++/Rust in resource constrained environments
- You take initiative, work independently, and find ways to overcome obstacles
- You are genuinely excited about building things; you ask good questions, dig into how things work, and bring enthusiasm to the team
- Solid grasp of computer science basics, but also software development best practices; you thrive in close collaboration, communicate clearly, and know how to get stuff done on a team
- This project has design, product, and business strategy dimensions; you want to integrate these considerations into technical decisions
- Showcase impressive coursework, side projects, open-source contributions, or anything that proves you can write good software and solve hard problems
- Design and implement an edge compute runtime that lets customers write reader applications in a high-level language
- Build the supporting cloud infrastructure: bundle build/CI/CD, deployment, versioning, and rollback
- Create an intuitive API that exposes reader functions to the runtime, with clear documentation
- Integrate with Impinj fleet management platform for configuration, deployment, and state reporting
- Build UI components for code management in the admin console
- Work directly with Product Management and the SVP of Engineering to translate product vision into technical implementation
- Characterize and optimize performance: CPU, binary size, network usage, and memory footprint
- Deliver a working proof-of-concept that demonstrates a radically simpler developer experience
Impinj provides an end-to-end RAIN RFID platform that lets businesses wirelessly connect everyday items to computers and the Internet. Its offerings include RFID tag chips, readers, gateways, and software that together let companies identify, locate, and verify items in real time across environments like retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. The product works by tagging items with passive RFID chips; readers and gateways collect tag signals and transmit data to software that inventories, tracks locations, and authenticates items. Impinj stands out by delivering an integrated hardware-software ecosystem (chips, readers, gateways, and management software) and a licensing/sales model that supports end-to-end RFID deployments. Its goal is to help customers improve inventory accuracy, reduce operating costs, and enhance customer experiences through better visibility and automation in the supply chain and other operations.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Item-level shipment verification is nearing 100% accuracy in Clustag tests.
- Logistics readers like R720 support faster dock-door and conveyor automation.
- Gen2X expands use cases in retail, healthcare, grocery, and manufacturing.
What critics are saying
- Avery Dennison and Zebra pressure tag-chip pricing and design wins.
- Real-world Gen2X deployments can underperform lab results and slow customer adoption.
- Repeated Sylebra selling signals weak conviction and creates stock overhang.
What makes Impinj unique
- Impinj owns a full RAIN RFID stack: chips, readers, software, and partner integrations.
- Gen2X improves read accuracy in dense, metal-heavy environments like logistics tunnels.
- Authenticity extends RFID into automated anti-counterfeit verification for enterprises.
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Baillie Gifford has acquired a new position in Impinj, purchasing 102,753 shares of the RFID technology company valued at approximately $17.88 million, representing 0.34% ownership. The investment was disclosed in a fourth-quarter 2025 13F filing with the SEC. Seattle-based Impinj develops RAIN RFID solutions that connect everyday items to the internet, serving industries including retail, healthcare and logistics. The technology provides real-time visibility of tagged items across supply chains. Baillie Gifford, known for its long-term, growth-oriented investment approach, signals confidence in Impinj's ability to capitalise on growing RFID adoption. The investment underscores the increasing importance of RFID technology in powering connected devices and supply chain automation.
Impinj has faced softer quarterly results and a weaker revenue outlook driven by ongoing inventory reductions and sluggish endpoint IC demand. The company's Q1 2026 guidance calls for revenue of $71.0 million to $74.0 million and a GAAP net loss of approximately $15.8 million, well below prior expectations. Despite these challenges, one small-cap manager highlighted Impinj as a key contributor to relative performance and maintained confidence in its long-term grocery-related opportunity. The company's investment narrative hinges on RFID adoption across retail, logistics and grocery sectors eventually offsetting current headwinds. The key near-term catalyst remains proof that grocery pilots can convert into meaningful volume. Sustained operating losses and negative returns on invested capital have raised questions about profitability and capital efficiency, making upcoming earnings updates particularly important for reassessing the investment case.
From visible to verified: A new layer of fraud protection. As fraudsters grow more sophisticated, Gen2X can help retail manufacturers and suppliers gain control, protect their brand reputation, and preserve consumer trust. Key takeaways: * Fraud is a persistent and growing challenge for retail brands, putting their revenue and reputation at risk. * Breakthrough Gen2X innovations empower supply chain leaders to push back on fraud. * Rising Gen2X adoption means brands can authenticate their goods automatically, at scale. Counterfeiting and fraud within the supply chain are prevalent and on the rise. These issues cost brands real money, may harm consumers, and existing retail systems aren't keeping up with increasingly sophisticated schemes. As Impinj's recent Supply Chain Integrity Outlook 2026 report revealed, 80% of retail manufacturers and suppliers reported brand reputation or revenue impact from counterfeits in the past year. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that counterfeit goods account for nearly half a trillion dollars in global trade. While some counterfeit goods hit consumers in their pocketbooks, others - like counterfeit health and beauty items like cosmetics, medications, shampoo, and body lotions - may even pose health risks. Simultaneously, fraud is growing more elaborate. Many retail manufacturers and suppliers report fraudulent shipping issues like fictitious pickups and shipment manipulation. These schemes are designed to exploit gaps in visibility and verification across the supply chain. The impact isn't just operational. According to the survey, 91% of U.S. consumers are confident the items they buy from major retailers or brands are authentic. But that trust only goes so far. Most say they are likely to stop buying products from brands that unknowingly sell them a counterfeit or fake product. When fraudulent goods are allowed into legitimate retail supply chains, brands risk lost sales and eroded trust, which is difficult and costly to rebuild. Counterfeit products are not going away, and fraudsters are more sophisticated, organized, and opportunistic than ever before. Fortunately, there's a solution. Endpoint IC Verification: A new layer of protection against fraud and counterfeits. RAIN RFID has become synonymous with retail and supply chain ROI, delivering rich, item-level data that improves inventory visibility and traceability from manufacturing through the supply chain and point of sale, and eventually to consumer use. Recently, Impinj announced breakthrough Gen2X innovations, including Impinj Endpoint IC Verification, which allows RAIN readers and printers to verify - during normal inventory and with no speed penalty - whether a tag contains an authentic Impinj endpoint IC. Now, item authenticity can be verified automatically, at scale, using the same infrastructure many retailers are already relying on for inventory visibility. For example, a brand receiving a shipment can automatically flag items with non-authentic tags during standard intake, before the goods even reach the retailer or the sales floor. What used to be a manual inspection or worse, go undetected, can now be caught in real time. Building supply chains that are both visible and secure. More sophisticated fraud and counterfeiting schemes demand evolving supply chains. Leading IoT device partners are adopting Gen2X-enabled solutions that unlock new capabilities, such as protecting against counterfeits and fraud, for their retail customers. With innovations like Impinj Endpoint IC Verification and Gen2X enhancing the power of RAIN RFID, supply chain leaders can identify fraud earlier, verify product authenticity, and maintain confidence that the goods moving through their networks are exactly what they claim to be. Download the full Supply Chain Integrity Outlook 2026 report to see how supply chain leaders are investing to strengthen visibility, improve data accuracy, and build more resilient supply chains. * Article tagged as: - Authentication Blog Retail Impinj Endpoint ICs Friday, March 27, 2026 Pedro Garza Endpoint IC Sales-Americas Pedro Garza partners with ecosystem leaders to advance how RFID and IC innovation bridge the physical and digital worlds into sources of business intelligence.
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