Tandem is hiring a
Founding Software Engineer

Job Description

As a Founding Software Engineer, you'll shape our platform's tech backbone and drive technical direction. You'll influence a high-impact startup from the ground up, contributing to strategic decisions and hands-on coding. Responsibilities include developing scalable software solutions across our full stack, participating in all software development lifecycle phases, helping define and execute the technical roadmap, and developing and maintaining dev processes, tools, and workflows. Requirements include 3+ years full stack experience with a focus on scalable web apps, strong Python skills, familiarity with Python backend frameworks, proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React/Next.js preferred), cloud services experience (AWS, GCP, Azure), DevOps proficiency (Docker, CI/CD, monitoring), Unix and command-line familiarity, and fintech vendor experience a plus (Stripe, Plaid, ledgers).