iOS Engineer Intern, Archer
$25.00 - $35.00 per hour
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Office located in San Jose, CA
Electric air taxis
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Electric air taxis
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$25.00 - $35.00 per hour
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time.
Role
Who you are
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Solid programming fundamentals and data structures knowledge
- Experience building iOS apps using Swift and Xcode
- Familiarity with iOS frameworks such as UIKit and/or SwiftUI, CoreData, CoreBluetooth, and CoreML
- Understanding of concurrency concepts (e.g., GCD, async/await, threading fundamentals)
- Strong attention to detail and a mindset oriented toward correctness and reliability
Desirable
- Exposure to performance profiling and optimization on iOS
- Experience with embedded or hardware-adjacent development (Bluetooth, sensors, peripheral devices)
- Familiarity with GPU programming in Metal or MLX
- Experience writing unit tests or UI tests
- Prior internship, research, or substantial personal projects
What the job involves
- This internship is a part of a 10-week full-time summer internship program opportunity. This role will be based at Archer’s headquarters in San Jose, California and relocation or housing will not be provided
- Archer is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to join Archer. This internship provides a hands-on opportunity to gain practical experience within the Product Software team
- We are looking for a talented and highly motivated iOS Engineer Intern to join a world-class engineering and design team that is shaping the future of aviation
- As an intern, you will work on a cutting-edge iOS application that pushes the boundaries of hardware integration and on-device AI, where performance, correctness, and safety are non-negotiable
- You will contribute to real, production-quality software used in safety-critical contexts, collaborating closely with experienced engineers, designers, and domain experts. If you are excited by low-level optimization, thoughtful system design, and building elegant user experiences on top of frontier technology, this role is for you
- Design, implement, and iterate on features that integrate deeply with device hardware and external sensors
- Contribute to on-device AI/ML workflows, focusing on performance, reliability, and safety
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Swift code that meets high engineering standards
- Profile and optimize application performance, memory usage, and power consumption
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, backend and AI engineers
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions with senior engineers
- This internship is a part of a 10-week full-time summer internship program opportunity. Program dates are:
- May 26, 2026 - July 31, 2026
- June 15, 2026 - August 21, 2026
- *We will not be able to accommodate interns outside of these two program dates
- This role will be based at Archer in San Jose, CA
Our take
With traffic, noise, and emissions becoming major challenges for urban life, Archer is building electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts, led by its flagship model, Midnight, offering a cleaner, quieter alternative to traditional short-haul travel. The idea is simple: replace long car rides with quick, sustainable fluights that lift off vertically, fly over the gridlock, and help reduce urban pollution. It's a bold shift in transportation, but one that could meaningfully change how we navigate cities in the years ahead.
Midnight is designed to make these short flights practical, safe, and efficient. Its electric powertrain significantly reduce noise and emissions compared to helicopters (one of the biggest barriers to adopting urban air mobility at scale). However, eVTOLs face hurdles before becoming an everyday reality, including regulatory approvals, infrastructure build-out, and the operational testing needed to prove long-term safety and reliability. Archer is addressing these challenges with major manufacturing investment, deep engineering partnerships, and ongoing flight testing in the US and abroad.
Even with these barriers, Archer has been moving from success to success. The company is set to be the official air taxi provider for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. And its recent acquisition of Hawthorne Airport in LA will serve as both a launch site and an innovation hub for next-generation, AI-powered aviation operations. On the commercial side, Archer's partnerships with United Airlines and its growing international presence signal strong industry confidence. COmbines with newly expanded funding and successful long-range flight tests, Archer sure is a promising player in eVTOl aviation.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$55.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.7m
Company HQ
Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Adam Goldstein
(Founder & CEO)Began their career in Financial Services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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