Sr. Software Engineer (iOS) in Havant

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.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and deliver high-quality features across iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS applications, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability of the codebase.
• Collaborate closely with designers to translate UI/UX concepts into clean, functional, and user-friendly interfaces that align with platform best practices.
• Maintain, refactor, and modularise existing Swift and Objective-C code to improve code quality, reusability, and long-term sustainability.
• Integrate and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring efficient data handling, error management, and seamless user experiences across network-driven features.
• Manage app lifecycle processes including builds, provisioning, certificates, and App Store submissions, ensuring compliance with Apple’s guidelines.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices around architecture, testing, and version control using Git.
• Work cross-functionally with backend and other platform teams to troubleshoot issues, support API design discussions, and ensure smooth end-to-end system integration.

What You Need

• Minimum 3 years experience in a commercial software development environment.
• Strong knowledge of both SwiftUI, UIKit and other core Apple frameworks.
• Experience writing both Swift and Objective-C code.
• Solid understanding of Software Development principles and app lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of iOS build systems, provisioning, certificates, and App Store requirements.
• Experience building against REST APIs.
• Experience with MapKit and/or other mapping SDKs.
• Strong proficiency in Git.
• Basic understanding of backend systems to help troubleshoot issues and contribute to API design discussions.

Bonus Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in one (or all) of the following would be advantageous: Aviation.
• Experience working with Metal or OpenGL.

Equal Opportunity, Accommodations, and Work Authorization

Archer is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time. Archer provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees as required by law. For accommodations related to the application or hiring process, please contact the Archer People Team at People@archer.com.