You will join a small, expert team with big ambitions, directly shaping a product that blends on-device artificial intelligence, aviation expertise, peripheral integration, and seamless mobile user experience.
What You'll Do:- Architect, develop, and maintain core iOS application features in Swift with an emphasis on performance, stability, and usability
- Deploy and optimize on-device machine learning models (via MLX and CoreML) for real-time intelligence
- Integrate and visualize mapping, live weather feeds, sensor data, and other aviation inputs
- Ensure the app operates reliably offline
- Coordinate closely with product, design, and AI teams to translate concepts, research, and requirements into flight-ready features
- Uphold industry best practices for testing, accessibility, code quality, and compliance
- Own the App Store release process, including provisioning, profiling, and ongoing support/analytics
- Contribute to technical roadmaps, peer code reviews, and iterative feature delivery
- Help shape a dynamic, fast-moving engineering culture where shipping matters
What You Need:The unique technical challenges of this role mean we seek developers with both iOS mastery and experience building high-performance, data-driven iOS apps.
- Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of professional iOS development experience
- Fluency in Swift and familiarity with modern UIKit/SwiftUI architectures
- Track record of shipping and supporting apps on the Apple App Store
- Experience deploying on-device machine learning with Core ML, MLX, or similar frameworks
- Familiarity with mapping technologies
- Strong testing, debugging, and optimization skills for mission-critical apps
- Experience in developing offline first apps
Bonus Qualifications:- Background or hands-on experience in aviation, navigation, or weather-related applications
- Experience with 3D graphics, Metal, OpenGL or other advanced graphics technologies
- Understanding of aviation data formats, regulations, or EFB use cases
- Experience in small, agile teams and product development cycles
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 $140,000 - $200,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
