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We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.\nThis is a hybrid role, requiring in-person work at our San Jose, CA headquarters 10 days per month.\nArcher is on a mission to not only unlock the skies with our aircraft Midnight, but with the entire software fabric that goes into running a large, sophisticated airline operation. We are looking for 0 to 1 Software Engineers to join an elite team that is building out Archer’s Airline Operations Software Ecosystem. This role enables you to be one of a few people to craft the future of urban air mobility by building agentic software that powers it. The products you will be building in this role will be integral for Archer’s LA2028 Olympics operation and to support the logistics, routing, performance, and dispatch of our aircraft for decades to come.\nWe're looking for someone who can own a product end-to-end, from frontend to backend to deployment, while bringing strong backend depth to help guide the team's architecture decisions. Engineers who have built and shipped multiple products across disciplines and languages are encouraged to apply.\nArcher’s Airline Software team operates with Startup DNA and as such, we are looking for engineers who thrive in an autonomous environment where you will be encouraged to make product, design, and architecture decisions. The Airline Software Team is by design lean to provide engineers with career defining opportunities to design and scale an application that will touch millions of passengers a year.\nWhat You'll Do:\nBuild great software. Take product requirements and turn them into beautiful, reliable, and high quality web and mobile applications\nCreate and manage backend infrastructure including building database schemas, API architecture, orchestration services, and refining architecture\nLead end-to-end technical execution and receive full ownership of the software development lifecycle\nDesign and implement the architecture and tech stack that will serve as the backbone for our platform while balancing scalability, speed, and reliability\nContribute to our Roadmap. Ideate, plan, and prototype technical tools for aircraft performance and dispatch settings\nWork with Design, Data Science, and Technical Aviation Experts to supercharge the features and products you are working on\nUse the latest code-generation technologies to streamline your workflow and achieve breakthrough productivity\nImplement and productize novel machine learning and deep learning algorithms developed by our AI/ML research team \n\nWhat You Need:\n5+ years of post-college work, or entrepreneurial experience \nBachelors or Masters Degree in an engineering discipline (or multiple pieces of evidence of outstanding individual technical achievement)\nEnd-to-end experience building software across the full stack - from front-end, back-end, and cloud deployment\nTechnologies: NextJS, JavaScript, React, React Native, Swift, Python, Fast API, Postgres\nAbility to create intuitive, clean, and professional products without a dedicated designer or design system\nStrong understanding of how to implement and train AI systems into SaaS products and willingness to learn and adapt to building voice agent\nFamiliarity with building serverless & micro-service in popular cloud hyperscalers andManaging production grade CI/CD pipelines\nAdaptability. Quickly and iteratively respond to needs of customers and turn product changes around on tight timelines\n\nBonus Qualifications:\nInfrastructure & DevOps experience: k8s, S3, RDS, SQS, Lambda, Datadog, Docker, Github Actions, Fastlane\nStrong passion for aviation and/or UAM\nWillingness and ability to transition between mobile and web development\nPrevious experience working in and around logistics, transportation and/or aviation related companies\nEx-Founder or have worked at an early-stage startup\nExperience working on complex systems of records like EHRs, ERPs, PMS, CMS, CRMs, and others\nPersonal Projects: Rich Github history with examples of personal projects that can be shared with the hiring team and/or open-source contributions\nPassion for Design\n\nPlease 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\nAt 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 $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.\nArcher 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 . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.\nInformation collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.\nCertain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.\nArcher 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.\nArcher 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 . 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