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:

• Identify, develop, and maintain custom tooling to enable various automated workflows supporting a wide variety of stakeholders.
• 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.
• Develop, deploy and scale time series datasets and enable analytics, anomaly detection & visualization over them.
• Manage the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure required to host internal tools securely.
• Work directly with internal customers to gather requirements, iterate on UI/UX, and drive adoption of new tools.
• Develop scalable full-stack web applications to support engineering, operations, and other stakeholders.
• Mentor a team of engineers working on deploying custom internal tools.

What You Need:

• At least 4 years of experience in full-stack software development adopting best practices
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Deep expertise with backend building RESTful APIs and scalable containerized applications through kubernetes or related frameworks
• Expertise with one or more cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with designing data models for custom complex applications
• Hands-on experience integrating Gen AI via API and a familiarity with employing RAG in custom applications
• Knowledge of visualization technologies such as D3.js, Plotly, Grafana, Superset, or related technologies.
• Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Clear communication skills that are essential for working across diverse stakeholders

Bonus Qualifications:

• Solid foundation in building tools for hardware, IoT, especially processing and analyzing time-series data
• Experience building with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect data sources to LLMs
• Previous experience with coaching and managing a small engineering team
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience in aerospace or a related field, particularly with flight test data analysis and aircraft health monitoring

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.

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 [redacted]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.