Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Archer is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our SRE organization as a technical specialist. In this role, you will focus on engineering the "glue" that makes our systems resilient—building custom internal tools, refining our observability stack, and ensuring our SLO/SLI frameworks are technically sound. You will work alongside our existing SRE teams to convert manual operational tasks into automated, programmable infrastructure.
Key responsibilities include designing and implementing consistent technical procedures for incident response, error budget tracking, and production readiness across our service catalog. You will technically instrument our services to capture precise SLIs, responsible for the backend logic that calculates error budgets and triggers automated alerts based on burn rates. Additionally, you will write production-grade code in languages such as Go and Python to build internal tools that address specific infrastructure gaps, such as custom Kubernetes operators, automated remediation scripts, or deployment safety gates.
The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in SRE, Production Engineering, or high-scale DevOps environments. Strong software engineering fundamentals are essential, with comfort in writing microservices or custom APIs as well as configuring load balancers. A deep understanding of deriving meaningful SLIs from complex distributed systems is required. Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or self-managed), advanced proficiency in Terraform or Pulumi, and mastery of observability tools like Prometheus, Jaeger, or Datadog are also necessary. Effective communication skills to distill complex system health data into clear, actionable reports for both engineers and business leadership are crucial.
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 $133,400 and $200,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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 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.