Frontend Engineer

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

As a Frontend Engineer at Archer, you will build and optimize scalable internal web applications using Vue 3 to support engineering and operations. Your primary focus will be collaborating with the Data Team to develop a custom, visualization-heavy platform for analyzing complex flight test data.

What you’ll do:

• Develop scalable full-stack web applications using modern frameworks (Vue 3 / Nuxt 4) to support engineering, operations, and other internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with the Data team to build a custom web platform to conduct complex data reviews following flight tests.
• Partner with the tech lead and key engineering stakeholders to gather requirements, iterate on features and UI/UX, and drive adoption across multidisciplinary teams
• Build and maintain AI assistants and tools integrating with Generative AI via API
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and responsiveness across devices and browsers
• Write unit and integration tests, debug issues, and ensure cross-browser compatibility

What you need:

• 4+ years of full-stack software development experience, with 3+ years focused on frontend development and modern best practices
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in the Vue or React ecosystem and modern component-based UI development
• Experience with modern CSS frameworks (Tailwind CSS) and component libraries
• Expertise with one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience building RESTful APIs and scalable UIs for data and graph-intensive features
• Hands-on experience integrating Generative AI via API, with familiarity applying RAG in custom applications
• Knowledge of data visualization technologies such as D3.js, Plotly, Grafana, Superset, or similar
• Strong understanding of web accessibility (WCAG) and security best practices
• Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly across diverse stakeholders

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience building internal tooling for hardware or IoT systems, particularly processing and analyzing time-series data
• Background in aerospace or a related field, especially flight test data analysis or aircraft health monitoring

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $144k - $198k. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at View email address on ev.careers. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to View email address on ev.careers. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.