Software Engineer - (SJ2026BS)

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation in San Jose, CA is seeking a Data Engineer to architect and operate data platforms supporting flight-test telemetry and time-series data.

You will design distributed data services, manage high-volume ETL pipelines, and oversee Kubernetes-based autoscaling to meet dynamic workloads and analytics needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• 12 months of experience with Python, AWS, Data Governance, ETL Pipeline, and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement distributed data services to support largescale data processing needs.
• Lead the orchestration and optimization of high-volume ETL pipelines for timeseries and telemetry data, including end-to-end pipelines critical to flight test programs.
• Oversee and manage Kubernetes-native autoscaling services to efficiently handle dynamic workloads.
• Architect and implement data threshold–based alerting pipelines, and partner closely with avionics engineers and cross-functional stakeholder teams to identify critical data features that accelerate data review and analysis.
• Continuously research, evaluate, and adopt new data ingestion, storage, and retrieval technologies to improve performance, reliability, and scalability of the data platform, transforming raw data into intelligent analytical products.

Job description

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

• Architect, design, and implement distributed data services to support largescale data processing needs.
• Lead the orchestration and optimization of high-volume ETL pipelines for timeseries and telemetry data, including end-to-end pipelines critical to flight test programs.
• Oversee and manage Kubernetes-native autoscaling services to efficiently handle dynamic workloads.
• Architect and implement data threshold–based alerting pipelines, and partner closely with avionics engineers and cross-functional stakeholder teams to identify critical data features that accelerate data review and analysis.
• Continuously research, evaluate, and adopt new data ingestion, storage, and retrieval technologies to improve performance, reliability, and scalability of the data platform, transforming raw data into intelligent analytical products.

Minimum Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

Minimum Experience Requirement

Software Engineer, Data Engineer or related job title in which 12 months of experience with Python, AWS, Data Governance, ETL Pipeline, and Docker was gained.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $169,208.00 to $177,668.40 per year #LI-DNI

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