About the job
Archer is an innovative aerospace company located in San Jose, California, dedicated to advancing sustainable air mobility through the development of an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Our mission is to create a groundbreaking aircraft capable of transporting four passengers with minimal noise pollution.
At Archer, we are committed to solving complex challenges and believe that workplace diversity fuels creativity, enhances insights, and drives collective success. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that values and celebrates the unique contributions of each team member.
Role Overview
We are on the lookout for a highly skilled and technically proficient Principal Platform Architect to join our Enterprise OS team as a Tech Lead. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for architecting a foundational platform layer that integrates seamlessly with core enterprise systems, including SAP S/4HANA, Workday, Google Workspace, and Okta.
Your expertise will be crucial in establishing platform capabilities that facilitate the secure and efficient development of applications utilizing unified enterprise data. This role demands not only design and development of essential services but also leadership within the engineering team, setting high standards, and owning the technical roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical lead for the platform team, directing technical decisions, managing architectural trade-offs, and ensuring adherence to rigorous engineering standards through comprehensive design and code reviews.
- Platform Design Ownership: Define the canonical entity model, design the connector interface for typed Go services across source systems, and take ownership of the Platform SDK utilized by application teams.
- Core Service Development: Spearhead the creation of services that enable policy-controlled access, traceability, and automation, including AI-assisted workflows with stringent guardrails.
- Execution & Validation: Transform the platform vision into concrete engineering milestones, with designs validated rapidly through production applications.

