Software Engineer, Archer
IT Automation
$108.5-135.6k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
Urban air mobility developer
Job no longer available
Urban air mobility developer
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$108.5-135.6k
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
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field plus
- 2 years of experience coding in an API environment
- Demonstrated experience as a Software Engineer with proficiency in Python, Ruby, C++, Git, and strong troubleshooting skills
- Solid background in AWS, covering data backup and serverless deployment
- Proven expertise in the implementation of effective monitoring and alerting systems
- Strong proficiency in Identity Management systems
- Ability to excel both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments
- Strong communication skills and a knack for creative problem-solving
- Comfortable working in a command-line environment
- Experience with AWS S3 & Lambda
- Proficiency working with REST APIs
Desirable
- Experience with Okta and Okta workflows as an IAM
- Exposure to IAC (TF specifically)
- ETL experience
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer focused on IT Automation, you will drive the design and implementation of API integrations for common IT systems
- You will be the primary point of contact for quality of life improvements for Archer’s Infrastructure team and the company as a whole
- You will coordinate a team of offshore engineers on the execution of Archer’s infrastructure automation as well as lead locally in the following areas:
- Software Development and Automation:
- Create and implement software solutions to streamline tasks and enhance team efficiency
- Utilize languages such as Python, Ruby, C++, and version control tools like Git for efficient deployment
- Programmatically interface with APIs to send and retrieve data for code
- Monitoring and Alerting:
- Set up robust monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and address issues
- Perform thorough root cause analysis to resolve and prevent system failures
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to promptly detect and address errors
- Cloud Computing:
- Upload and retrieve data from AWS S3 with code
- Employ Terraform and GitHub Actions to push code to AWS Lambda for seamless serverless deployment
- Identity Management systems
- Cross reference data from identity management systems with other software to retrieve desired information
- Reporting and Documentation:
- Generate insightful reports for cross-functional teams, enhancing overall company efficiency and accuracy
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for both new and existing code
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.
Freddie
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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