In Tandem is looking for an AI Engineer to work on building and maintaining AI infrastructure for their family management products. The ideal candidate will have experience with AI and ML work, and be able to optimize and improve the performance of their AI systems. This role involves running and optimizing self-hosted inference stacks, building AI features, and working closely with feature owners.

Company: In Tandem

Role: AI Engineer

Location: Remote

Experience:

5+ years shipping production software, including meaningful applied AI or ML work
Demonstrated experience running and optimizing self-hosted LLMs on dedicated multi-GPU hardware
A track record of optimizing inference performance and efficiency (latency, throughput, GPU utilization)

Key Skills:

Python
AI
ML
LLMs
vLLM
SGLang
TensorRT-LLM
Docker
CI/CD
monitoring
observability
agent frameworks (Claude Agent SDK, LangGraph, or similar)
LLM APIs
embeddings
RAG
AWS

Qualification:

Strong Python and engineering fundamentals
Full-stack range to stand up a quick UI

Role Focus:

Run and optimize self-hosted inference stack on GPU hardware
Build the internal platform for employees to work through
Ship user-facing agents inside the apps
Improve latency, throughput, and GPU utilization of AI workloads
Instrument performance and usage across AI surfaces
Build AI features and proactive agents
Work in nimble pairs with feature owners to test ideas

Nice to have:

Experience building internal tooling or platforms others depend on
Bonus for Slack apps, MCP, or agent orchestration at team scale

Other:

Medical: 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 1-3 years of employment
Supportive and flexible working environment – work from anywhere!

AI Engineer

Skills Required

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