Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Core
Core
Build the services that power the platform foundation (Entity Registry, change tracking, typed source system connectors, and integration infrastructure) for Archer's all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Role type
Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Platform Core)
Builds
Platform foundation services, APIs, SDKs, and durable infrastructure for application teams
Domain
Aerospace / Distributed Systems / Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning, indexing), distributed systems, typed service contracts, cloud-native infrastructure, reliability patterns, API/SDK development
Preferred skills
Enterprise API connectors (OData, REST, SCIM), JSONB modeling, gRPC/protobuf, change data capture (CDC), policy-as-code authorization, Kubernetes, Terraform, LLM pipeline services
Technologies
Go, PostgreSQL, gRPC, protobuf, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform
Responsibilities
Build and maintain core backend services; Build scalable systems using inter-process communication mechanisms; Build common data models from diverse data sources; Build APIs and SDKs that accelerate application development; Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas for performance and evolution; Define and implement strongly typed reusable APIs; Develop entity CRUD, search, and traversal capabilities; Implement change tracking and event propagation patterns; Optimize database performance; Implement middleware for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and audit logging; Contribute to observability, reliability, and CI/CD standards; Collaborate with platform and application teams to validate services in production use cases; Support AI-assisted workflows by exposing clean, structured APIs
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC
