Senior Staff Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Archer Public Affairs

San Jose, California, United States
Base: $182,400 - $228,000; bonus/equity: not speci...
On-site
Kubernetes expert with scheduling and affinity
Deep experience with trino and ray patterns
Gitops automation using argocd and terraform
Archer is building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility

Job Summary

  • Archer is building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility.
  • The role involves architecting the 'Data Backbone' to provide a seamless, self-service environment for data scientists and ML engineers.
  • Candidates must demonstrate US citizenship, permanent residency, or protected individual status to satisfy ITAR requirements.

Matching Summary

Archer is building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility.

Salary

Base: $182,400 - $228,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Kubernetes Expert with scheduling and affinity
  • Deep experience with Trino and Ray patterns
  • GitOps automation using ArgoCD and Terraform
  • High-cardinality monitoring with VictoriaMetrics
  • MLflow integration for model tracking
  • Handling persistent volumes and data gravity

Nice-to-have

  • Writing Go or Python to extend Kubernetes Operators
  • Proactive identification of performance bottlenecks
  • Thriving in ambiguity and self-directed work
  • Contributing to open-source tooling
  • Building zero-manual-touch infrastructure philosophy

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Must be able to demonstrate US citizenship or permanent residency
  • Senior leadership experience with on-call rotations
  • No visa sponsorship available for this position

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship, permanent residency, or protected individual status

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