Senior Software Engineer, Archer
Front End
$134-168k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
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Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$134-168k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Role
Who you are
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field (or 4 additional years of experience)
- 4+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on frontend development
- Strong proficiency with React and/or React Native
- Proficiency with modern front-end technologies such as TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Experience building mobile and/or web applications from scratch
- An eye for great UX and mobile/web design
- Understanding of front-end performance optimization and accessibility best practices
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Desirable
- Experience working on consumer-facing mobile or web apps at scale
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and front-end testing frameworks
- Experience in transportation, aerospace, or rideshare tech products
- Experience with UI animation libraries, mapping APIs, or native mobile integrations
- 9+ years of experience and/or previous technical leadership responsibilities
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Frontend Software Engineer with deep expertise in React and/or React Native to help build the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) web and mobile applications
- You will own major consumer and operational interfaces with cross-cutting responsibilities across our entire problem space
- This will include Archer’s consumer mobile app that lies at the heart of how travelers will interact with our UAM service—from booking a seat to taking off
- You’ll collaborate closely with world class designers, important stakeholders, and other critical engineering teams to create beautiful, seamless, and engaging user experiences
- Help build the front-end architecture of our flagship consumer ride-sharing product in aerospace transportation
- Develop intuitive, high-quality user interfaces using React and/or React Native
- Work with cross-functional teams to translate design prototypes and product requirements into functional applications
- Implement responsive, performant UIs with a mobile-first mindset
- Contribute to UI/UX design discussions, helping shape features with usability in mind
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable front-end code
- Participate in code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers
- Stay current with front-end technology trends and suggest tools or practices to improve development workflows
Our take
Electric air taxis may sound like a pipedream, but companies like Archer are in the process of testing models that they hope to begin producing at scale in 2025. Designed to be quiet and efficient, its current model can fly at speeds of 150 miles per hour and cover 60 miles per flight. With urban transport in mind, these air taxis are both greener and vastly more efficient than traditional vehicles.
Given the congestion and pollution issues that many cities are facing, it's easy to imagine such transport taking over. It’s also worth noting that although Archer plans to run them with human pilots initially, the company has automation as part of its long-term goals.
Other players exist in this space: EHang, a Chinese firm, flew its first aerial taxi in America in 2020. However, Archer has big backers and customers such as United Airlines (acting both as an investor and launch customer) and manufacturing partner Stellantis with whom it is mass-producing its flagship Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
There's certainly a growing demand for clean transport without sacrificing speed, but many barriers still remain in Archer's way as it must help to initiate a seismic shift in transportation infrastructure and behaviors to reach mass adoption. That being said, it has the funding behind it, raising close to $2 billion in post-IPO funding since 2021.
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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
(CEO)Started their career in financial services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.
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