Department: Data Science
Hiring Manager: Jon Petersen
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 for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph 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:
- Architecting and building the backend infrastructure powering core applications powering our operations enabling a new mode of transportation
- Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to productionize machine learning and optimization models to enable network efficiency
- Partner with multiple stakeholders to understand data needs and implement their necessary data infrastructure
- Design, implement, and maintain a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) system and establish best practices
- Build ad hoc tools to enable productivity and coordination across the company
- Provide mentorship to junior team members
What you need:
- 7+ years of experience as a backend engineer
- BS degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience leading the development of a large project end-to-end
- Proficiency with programming language such as C/C++, Java, or Go
- 4+ years of experience with relational databases
- Fluency with scripting languages like Python or Bash
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with big data platforms such as AWS Redshift, GoogleQuery, Snow
- Familiarity with front end development using JavaScript, CSS, React, or similar languages and frameworks
- Fluency with workflow management engines such as Airflow or Prefect
- Experience within the aviation or transportation industry
At 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 $180,000-$225,000. Actual