Staff Backend Engineer – Real-Time Data & AI Pipelines

Archer Aviation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 172,800 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation in San Jose is seeking a Staff Software Backend Engineer to build and scale core application logic, streaming pipelines, and data layers powering our real-time AI tracking platform. You will ensure high-frequency telemetry is ingested and served to downstream apps and models.

You bring 5+ years of backend and data pipeline experience, strong Java/Python/Rust skills, and familiarity with Pulsar or Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis/Valkey, Docker and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems and APIs.

Skills

Backend systems

Data pipelines

Java

Python

Rust

Distributed messaging

Docker

Cloud

Education

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Valkey

Docker

Kubernetes

Parquet

Job description

Archer Aviation in San Jose is seeking a Staff Software Backend Engineer to build and scale core application logic, streaming pipelines, and data layers powering our real-time AI tracking platform. You will ensure high-frequency telemetry is ingested and served to downstream apps and models.

You bring 5+ years of backend and data pipeline experience, strong Java/Python/Rust skills, and familiarity with Pulsar or Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis/Valkey, Docker and cloud environments.