Staff Software Engineer, Backend

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems, microservices, and APIs alongside real-time data pipelines.
• Implement stateful stream-processing applications to clean, transform, and window high-frequency telemetry and event data.
• Architect robust data models and schemas optimized for low-latency writes and fast real-time queries across relational, time-series, and caching layers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with frontend and AI/data science to expose clean, structured data and integrated AI insights via scalable APIs.

This role directly contributes to advancing sustainable air mobility by building the real-time AI tracking platform that powers Archer's all-electric aircraft, enabling cleaner transportation and reduced noise pollution.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a balanced focus on backend systems and data pipeline development.
• Proficiency in Java, Python and/or Rust to build backend services.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset to handle the complexities of real-time data flow.

Base pay between $172,800 - $216,000. Archer is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity, and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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.