Staff Software Engineer

In Tandem

. Talk with users, learn from support and product data, and monitor market changes to identify problems worth solving .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota • United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI-assisted development and architectural decision-making, with a strong focus on delivering user-centric products and features. Capable of prototyping solutions and evaluating engineering needs across APIs, web, mobile, and infrastructure.

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AI-Assisted DevelopmentArchitectural Decision-MakingPrototyping SolutionsAPIs, Web, Mobile, Infrastructure ExperienceProduct Judgment

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Hard Skills

AI-Enabled WorkflowsPrototypingSoftware DeliveryQuality AssuranceSecurity PracticesUser Experience DesignSystems VerificationTechnical DirectionEngineering FundamentalsProduct Development

Soft Skills

Owner's MindsetCuriosityLow EgoHigh IntegrityVisible Reasoning

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Talk with users, learn from support and product data, and monitor market changes to identify problems worth solving
Turn user and market signals into clear priorities and bring partners along
Start projects from zero, rapidly deliver first versions to real users, and earn early traction
Define success criteria, ship focused versions, and use evidence to improve, expand, or stop work
Identify AI-enabled workflows that accelerate software delivery
Build tools, context, checks, and feedback loops for confident AI-assisted engineering
Make architectural, quality, security, and product tradeoff decisions under incomplete requirements
Prototype or invest in durable architecture as appropriate and verify systems are correct, safe, and useful
Work across product and engineering boundaries across APIs, web, mobile, and infrastructure
Share working examples, explain tradeoffs, invite criticism, and help teams adopt effective practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Staff-level impact as a hands-on engineer, including shaping technical direction, building important systems, and helping others deliver stronger work
Owner's mindset and experience starting products, features, internal tools, open-source projects, or companies with little structure
Evidence of moving from an uncertain problem to a useful result, including prototyping and recognizing when stronger engineering is needed for production
Product judgment and curiosity about users and markets
Practical fluency with AI-assisted development, including using models or agents to build real software or workflows and evaluating their results
Strong judgment about architecture, quality, security, and user experience
Depth in at least one engineering area, with fundamentals and curiosity to work across the stack
Experience with APIs, web, mobile, and infrastructure
Low ego, high integrity, and visible reasoning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical: In Tandem pays 100% of the premium for employees AND 99% for all additional family members
401k: Up to a 4% match with immediate vesting
Paid leave for all new parents
Learning & Development stipend for employees
Paid Time Off: 11 Holidays + Winter Break (3 Days) + Volunteer Time Off (1 Day) + Floating Holiday (1 Day)
Personal Time Off: 15 days for 0-1 years of employment + 20 days for 1-3 years of employment
Supportive and flexible working environment – work from anywhere!