Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.
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Archer is best known for Midnight, our electric aircraft. This role isn't on that program. The AI Products Org builds consumer software for the general aviation industry. There's a lot we're not ready to talk about publicly yet, so this posting stays vague on purpose. What we can say: the products are real, they ship, and people use them every day.
As the Senior iOS Engineer, you'll own the iOS app of a mature consumer product — one that's been featured in the app stores multiple times and has a real user base that opens it every day. You will join a small, expert team with big ambitions, directly shaping an end-to-end product that blends artificial intelligence, aviation expertise, and seamless mobile user experience while partnering closely with our in-house designers. You'll turn complex design concepts into seamless, shippable code and help steer the future of our digital flight tools.
- Develop scalable, high-performance features for iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
- Partner with designers to build intuitive UI/UX that follows platform best practices
- Refactor and modularize Swift and Objective-C code to improve quality and reusability
- Integrate RESTful APIs with efficient data handling and error management
- Manage the full app lifecycle, including builds, certificates, and App Store submissions
- Participate in code reviews and uphold best practices in architecture, testing, and Git
- Collaborate with our Backend Engineering Teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure seamless end-to-end integration
- 3+ years of commercial software development experience, including the full iOS app lifecycle management
- Experience writing both Swift and Objective-C
- Strong knowledge of SwiftUI, UIKit, and other core Apple frameworks (specifically MapKit or similar mapping SDKs)
- Experience integrating REST APIs, with enough backend understanding to troubleshoot issues and contribute to API design
- Strong understanding of iOS build systems, provisioning, certificates, and App Store requirements
- Strong proficiency in Git
Bonus Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience in one (or all) of the following would be advantageous:
- Aviation
- Network-driven application development
- Experience working with Metal or OpenGL
About The Team:
AI Products is a roughly 100-person software org inside a company of aerospace engineers, and we expect to grow substantially over the next year. You get the resources and momentum of a real org, but the products themselves are early. If you want to hear more about what we're building before you apply, you can't. Apply, and we'll tell you plenty.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of commercial software development experience, including full iOS app lifecycle management
- Experience writing both Swift and Objective-C
- Strong knowledge of SwiftUI, UIKit, and core Apple frameworks, including MapKit or a similar mapping SDK
- Experience integrating REST APIs and sufficient backend knowledge to troubleshoot issues and contribute to API design
- Strong understanding of iOS build systems, provisioning, certificates, and App Store requirements
- Strong proficiency in Git
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience in aviation
- Experience with network-driven application development
- Experience working with Metal or OpenGL
Archer Aviation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Archer Aviation and has not been reviewed or approved by Archer Aviation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision, alongside HSA/FSA options and an Employee Assistance Program, forming a comprehensive base. Wellness activities and company-sponsored outings are additionally referenced.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO, paid sick days, and paid holidays, with unlimited PTO noted for exempt employees. This breadth provides above-average flexibility for a hardware-focused environment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership opportunities include company equity, performance bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a purchase discount. Equity is used to keep packages competitive in high-demand roles, creating meaningful upside potential.
Archer Aviation Insights
What We Do
Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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