Principal Platform Architect

Archer Public Affairs

San Jose, California, United States
Base: $219,000 - $265,000; bonus/equity: not speci...
On-site
15+ years building distributed systems
Strong hands-on backend engineering experience in go
Deep expertise in postgresql schema design and performance
Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility

Job Summary

  • Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility.
  • This role serves as the technical authority for the Enterprise OS team, responsible for designing and building core platform services that sit above systems like SAP and Workday.
  • The successful candidate will lead the engineering team in execution, set rigorous platform standards, and own the technical roadmap while mentoring engineers.

Matching Summary

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

Salary

Base: $219,000 - $265,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years building distributed systems
  • Strong hands-on backend engineering experience in Go
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL schema design and performance
  • Experience designing canonical data models across heterogeneous systems
  • Experience defining durable API contracts using protobuf
  • Experience implementing secure RBAC and fine-grained access controls
  • Cloud-native experience on AWS or GCP

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with policy-as-code authorization like OPA or Cerbos
  • Experience integrating enterprise identity providers OIDC SAML Okta
  • Experience building internal SDKs frameworks for multiple teams
  • Experience incorporating AI LLM capabilities with strong governance
  • Experience integrating with ERP HR systems like SAP Workday
  • Experience with multi-table source joins and delta sync strategies

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in distributed systems or backend platforms
  • Proven ability to ship production systems used by other teams
  • Demonstrated leadership through the full SDLC of complex platform products

Work Rights

Not specified

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