Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About the company

Archer Aviation develops electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft and related AI-enabled operational technologies for urban air taxi networks.

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.</span></p></div><h3 data-start="651" data-end="670"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Role Overview</span></h3> <p data-start="671" data-end="1103"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Archer is best known for Midnight, our electric aircraft. This role isn't on that program. The AI Products Org is building software for the general aviation industry. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll build and maintain systems that </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">servie as a critical link between physical hardware and backend services. You may write software that runs on embedded devices one day and scalable cloud services the next, requiring both breadth across systems and the ability to dive deep when needed.</span></p> <h3 data-start="1228" data-end="1250"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Responsibilities</span></h3> <ul data-start="1251" data-end="1907"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1251" data-end="1347"> <p data-start="1253" data-end="1347"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design, build, and maintain software systems that span edge devices and cloud infrastructure</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1348" data-end="1438"> <p data-start="1350" data-end="1438"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and support software running on Raspberry Pi and similar embedded environments</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1439" data-end="1494"> <p data-start="1441" data-end="1494"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build scalable backend services using Python on AWS</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1495" data-end="1583"> <p data-start="1497" data-end="1583"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ensure reliable data flow and system integration between hardware and cloud services</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1584" data-end="1689"> <p data-start="1586" data-end="1689"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor system performance and troubleshoot production issues across hardware and software boundaries</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1690" data-end="1782"> <p data-start="1692" data-end="1782"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following engineering best practices</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1783" data-end="1907"> <p data-start="1785" data-end="1907"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Adapt to changing priorities by contributing across software development, infrastructure, and hardware testing as needed</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 data-start="1909" data-end="1929"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>Qualifications</span></h3> <ul data-start="1947" data-end="2214"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="1947" data-end="2030"> <p data-start="1949" data-end="2030"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2031" data-end="2063"> <p data-start="2033" data-end="2063"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong proficiency in Python</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2064" data-end="2119"> <p data-start="2066" data-end="2119"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience building or managing applications on AWS</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2120" data-end="2214"> <p data-start="2122" data-end="2214"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex, cross-disciplinary systems</span></p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="2216" data-end="2239"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-start="2216" data-end="2237"><br>Experience Level:</strong></span></p> <ul data-start="2240" data-end="2415"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2240" data-end="2295"> <p data-start="2242" data-end="2295"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Open to New Graduate, Junior, and Senior candidates</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2296" data-end="2415"> <p data-start="2298" data-end="2415"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated hands-on experience through projects, internships, or professional work is valued over years of tenure</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 data-start="2417" data-end="2447"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>Preferred Qualifications</span></h3> <ul data-start="2448" data-end="2820"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2448" data-end="2538"> <p data-start="2450" data-end="2538"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with edge computing or embedded systems (Raspberry Pi, GPIO, Sensors)</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2539" data-end="2606"> <p data-start="2541" data-end="2606"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2607" data-end="2661"> <p data-start="2609" data-end="2661"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-start="2662" data-end="2723"> <p data-start="2664" data-end="2723"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-s