Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-friendly Compensation

Liberal Leave

Family medical coverage

Quarterly Wellness

WFH Allowance

Mobile/Internet subsidy

Employee Referral

Employee Recognition

Job summary

Tandems is hiring a Software Engineer (Fullstack) to design and ship high-impact features across our AI-enabled platform serving financial institutions nationwide. You’ll work from a remote-first environment, collaborating with product managers, designers, and QA to deliver secure, scalable experiences.

We emphasize AI-assisted development, modern tooling, and a culture of ownership, with opportunities to integrate LLMs and deliver smarter client guidance across TandemsInvest, TandemsMeet, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Strong proficiency in one or more of: Python, Java/Scala (Spring), PHP (Laravel), or JavaScript/TypeScript (React).
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
• Understanding of cloud environments (AWS preferred) and CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
• Comfort with using AI-powered developer tools to improve speed, quality, and creativity.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional, agile environment.
• Nice-to-Have: Experience with AI application frameworks and LLM APIs.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy new product features end-to-end — from intuitive UI components to performant APIs.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, improve quality, and explore new ideas.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to ship secure, compliant, and delightful user experiences.
• Use sound engineering judgment to prioritize impact, balancing speed with quality and maintainability.
• Identify and drive improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability across the stack.
• Contribute to our shared culture of ownership — taking responsibility for solving problems, not just writing code.
• Help build AI-enabled features within our products by integrating large language models (LLMs) to make user experiences smarter and more personalized.

Skills

Python

Java/Scala (Spring)

PHP (Laravel)

JavaScript/TypeScript (React)

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Come thrive at Tandems! We build intelligent solutions that reimagine how advice is delivered, how institutions operate, and how expertise is unlocked at scale. Our AI-enabled platform empowers advisors, bankers, and agents with deeper insights, personalized recommendations, and more time to focus on guiding clients through life’s most important decisions. We are pioneering Finance With Intelligence, where technology amplifies human impact instead of replacing it.

Through partnerships with some of the world’s largest and most innovative financial institutions like Wells Fargo, Citizens Bank and ScotiaBank, we seek to help our clients make better financial decisions.

About the Team and Opportunity

The Engineering Team designs, builds, and maintains the systems that power Tandems’ AI-enabled platform, which reimagines how financial advice is delivered, how institutions operate, and how advisors help clients succeed. We build:

• Client-facing applications that enable seamless onboarding, personalized advice, and digital collaboration.

• Algorithms and investment systems that support smarter portfolio management and better financial outcomes.

• AI-powered tools that give advisors intelligent insights, streamline workflows, and enhance client engagement across our products: TandemsInvest, TandemsMeet, and TandemsGrow.

As a Software Engineer (Fullstack) at Tandems, you’ll play a crucial role in designing and shipping high-impact features across our product suite — from frontend user experiences to backend services. You’ll use modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools to build faster, smarter, and with higher quality.

Why Work for Us

• As a reliable and trusted financial solutions provider with expanding reach to 1 in 3 households nationwide, we believe it takes extraordinary people to disrupt decades of legacy financial practices to reimagine solutions that serve customers at scale.

• We are 100+ employees strong and steadily building. Our world-class team is growing with an industry-savvy board and strategic executive team guiding us forward.

• We offer competitive benefits that include Flexible PTO, Wellness benefit, Mobile/Internet subsidy, Employee Recognition Programs, and more!

• We are a remote-first company! We have regional hubs nationwide, with presence in 4 Countries: United States, Canada, India, and Singapore.

• We believe that one size fits one and embrace a culture that honors and celebrates diversity of backgrounds, approaches and experiences.

• We are guided by our core values: Customer Delight, Make It Happen, Think Big, and We Over Me. Read more about our core values and how we live them every day on our website.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Build, test, and deploy new product features end-to-end — from intuitive UI components to performant APIs.

• Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate development, improve quality, and explore new ideas.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to ship secure, compliant, and delightful user experiences.

• Use sound engineering judgment to prioritize impact, balancing speed with quality and maintainability.

• Identify and drive improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability across the stack.

• Contribute to our shared culture of ownership — taking responsibility for solving problems, not just writing code.

• Help build AI-enabled features within our products by integrating large language models (LLMs) to make user experiences smarter and more personalized.

Ideal Person for this Role

• Core Engineering Skills:

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with production systems

• Strong proficiency in one or more of: Python, Java/Scala (Spring), PHP (Laravel), or JavaScript/TypeScript (React)

• Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs

• Understanding of cloud environments (AWS preferred) and CI/CD practices.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a focus on scalability and maintainability.

• Comfort with using AI-powered developer tools to improve speed, quality, and creativity.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional, agile environment.

• Bonus Skills (Nice to Have):

• Experience with AI application frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK)).

• Exposure to prompt engineering or integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock).

• Familiarity with vector databases or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) concepts.

• Interest in building AI-enabled features that enhance productivity or client experiences.

Perks and Benefits

• Tax-friendly Compensation

• Liberal Leave Policy

• Medical cover for the family, including parents

• Quarterly Wellness Benefit

• WFH Allowance

• Mobile/Internet subsidy (for smooth WFH experience)

• Employee Referral Program

• Employee Recognition Program

• And more!