Archer Aviation develops electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft and related AI-enabled operational technologies for urban air taxi networks.
<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><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a versatile Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack with a specialization in Data Engineering to own the design, development, and maintenance of Archer's internal tooling ecosystem. In this role, you will act as a force multiplier for the entire organization—from Hardware Engineers analyzing flight data, to Talent Acquisition teams scaling our workforce.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will not just be writing code; you will be architecting the data infrastructure and pipelines that power Archer's internal platforms. From raw flight test data to production-ready datasets, APIs, and applications.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br>What You'll Do</strong>: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop scalable full-stack web applications that automate workflows for engineering, operations, and other stakeholders across the business</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work directly with internal customers to gather requirements, iterate on UI/UX, and drive adoption of new tools and other stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop, deploy and scale time series datasets and enable analytics, anomaly detection & visualization over them.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own data orchestration using tools like Prefect or Apache Airflow to schedule, monitor, and scale recurring data workflows.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work with our Data Engineering Team to build a custom web app to conduct complex data reviews following flight tests. Partner with key engineering stakeholders to iterate on new features and drive adoption.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Manage the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure required to host internal tools securely.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mentor a team of engineers working on deploying custom internal tools.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You Need:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise with backend building RESTful APIs and scalable containerized applications through Kubernetes or related frameworks</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Expertise with one or more cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) </span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with designing data models for custom complex applications</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience integrating Gen AI via API and a familiarity with employing RAG in custom applications</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of visualization technologies such as<a href="http://d3.js"> D3.js</a>, Plotly, Grafana, Superset, or related technologies.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Clear communication skills that are essential for working across diverse stakeholders<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bonus Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Solid foundation in building tools for hardware, IoT, especially processing and analyzing time-series data</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience building with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect data sources to LLMs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Previous experience with coaching and managing a small engineering team</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 2;"><span st