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<div class="content-intro">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. 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.</div>What You’ll Do: We are looking for a versatile Staff Full Stack Software Engineer 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. You will not just be writing code; you will be solving complex workflow problems. You will be responsible for deploying Generative AI solutions, building data-intensive platforms, and automating critical business operations. What You'll Do:  <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Identify, develop, and maintain custom tooling to enable various automated workflows supporting a wide variety of stakeholders. </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with the 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.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop, deploy and scale time series datasets and enable analytics, anomaly detection & visualization over them.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Manage the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure required to host internal tools securely.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Work directly with internal customers to gather requirements, iterate on UI/UX, and drive adoption of new tools. </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop scalable full-stack web applications to support engineering, operations, and other stakeholders. </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Mentor a team of engineers working on deploying custom internal tools.  </li> </ul> What You Need: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">At least 4 years of experience in full-stack software development adopting best practices</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise with backend building RESTful APIs and scalable containerized applications through kubernetes or related frameworks</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Expertise with one or more cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with designing data models for custom complex applications</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience integrating Gen AI via API and a familiarity with employing RAG in custom applications</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of visualization technologies such as<a href="http://d3.js"> D3.js</a>, Plotly, Grafana, Superset, or related technologies.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Clear communication skills that are essential for working across diverse stakeholders </li> </ul> Bonus Qualifications: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Solid foundation in building tools for hardware, IoT, especially processing and analyzing time-series data</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience building with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect data sources to LLMs</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Previous experience with coaching and managing a small engineering team</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience in aerospace or a related field, particularly with flight test data analysis and aircraft health monitoring</li> </ul>   Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $173k - $216k.  Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Custom Application Question: In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, applicants for this position who are non-U.S. nationals (i.e. individuals who are not U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, Asylees, Refugees or members of a similar designation) may need to obtain an export-control license to access certain restricted data and/or information. To the best of your knowledge, is there a possibility that you may need to acquire an export-control license?  Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at <a href="mailto:people@archer.com" target="_blank">people@archer.com</a>. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.  <div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <h5>Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's <a href="https://archer.com/legal/personnel-candidate-privacy-policy">Candidate Privacy Policy</a>.</h5> <h5>Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.</h5> <h5>Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.</h5> <h5>Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to <a href="mailto:People@archer.com" target="_blank">People@archer.com</a>. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.</h5></div>

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

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