Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications that power core products and user experiences.
- Build and evolve frontend user interfaces alongside robust backend services and APIs.
- Develop cloud-native applications using modern frameworks, languages, and cloud platforms.
- Lead architectural design across the stack, ensuring systems are modular, performant, secure, and maintainable.
- Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code to provision and operate cloud environments.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Own the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Conduct code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and mentor fellow engineers.
- Monitor application performance and reliability across frontend and backend systems, and troubleshoot production issues with effective debugging and root cause analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful full-stack development experience.
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Java, Go) and one frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
- Experience building and maintaining modern web applications, including APIs, frontend state management, and authentication flows.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or cloud-native provisioning frameworks.
- Solid understanding of web architecture, RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Experience with performance optimization, monitoring, and observability across the stack.
- Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Nice to Have
- Experience leading technical design and influencing architecture decisions.
- Experience with safety critical software development standards (DO-178)
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with modern frontend build tools, testing frameworks, and design systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous, or early-stage environments.
Work Arrangement
On-site — San Jose, California
Additional Information
- Applicants who may require reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com.
- Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
