Software Engineer (EU2026)

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

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications that power core products and user experiences.
• Build and evolve frontend user interfaces alongside robust backend services and APIs.
• Develop cloud-native applications using modern frameworks, languages, and cloud platforms.
• Lead architectural design across the stack, ensuring systems are modular, performant, secure, and maintainable.
• Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code to provision and operate cloud environments.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Own the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Conduct code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and mentor fellow engineers.
• Monitor application performance and reliability across frontend and backend systems, and troubleshoot production issues with effective debugging and root cause analysis.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful full-stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Java, Go) and one frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
• Experience building and maintaining modern web applications, including APIs, frontend state management, and authentication flows.
• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or cloud-native provisioning frameworks.
• Solid understanding of web architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, and observability across the stack.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience leading technical design and influencing architecture decisions.
• Experience with safety critical software development standards (DO-178).
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with modern frontend build tools, testing frameworks, and design systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous, or early-stage environments.

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 people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.