# Hongbo Miao

> Principal AI Systems Engineer at Archer Aviation

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hongbo

Making magic happen at Archer Aviation ❣️

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## Work Experience
### Principal AI Systems Engineer @ Archer
Jan 2026 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
- Design and develop on-board aircraft and cloud AI systems.
- Lead the development of data, computing, and AI infrastructure, achieving 95% cost reduction and $33 million annual savings while accelerating flight testing and research capabilities to advance urban air mobility solutions.
- Architect and implement Kubernetes platform supporting thousands of containers, enabling seamless scalability and reliability for internal teams, operations, and customer-facing services across the organization.

### Senior Staff AI Systems Engineer @ Archer
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | San Jose, CA

### Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Archer
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, CA

### Staff Software Engineer @ Archer
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, CA

### Senior Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Fremont, California, United States
- Spearheaded the design and implementation of next-generation policy-based control multi-cluster authorization solution, enhancing security and access management across the enterprise.
- Optimized platform performance and reliability through sophisticated API architecture, enabling the team to efficiently manage services processing over 50 million daily requests.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Origin
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Developed an innovative cloud platform for managing large-scale 3D printer fleets, significantly improving operational efficiency and monitoring capabilities.
- Collaborated with customer-facing teams to analyze user requirements and designed intuitive platform prototypes using Adobe XD, ensuring optimal user experience.
- Engineered sophisticated 3D printer modules including resin dispenser and auto projector calibration systems, integrating NVIDIA Jetson, projector, sensors (temperature, humidity, pressure, gas, radar distance, sound distance, irradiance), camera, step motor, servo motor, I²C, SDI, serial protocol for advanced control and monitoring.

### Program Manager @ Microsoft
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Redmond, Washington, United States
- Designed Excel (Microsoft Graph and Office.js) APIs, defining key metrics in collaboration with cross-functional teams and customers.

### Full-Stack Engineer @ Uri Goldshtein
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Rochester, New York, United States
- Contributed to open-source projects, including Meteor and Apollo.

### Founder @ happy2c
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Rochester, New York, United States
- Led a team of 7 to develop a real-time communication platform that connects language learners with native speakers.


## Education
### SCPD in Artificial Intelligence
Stanford University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### KLCP in Korean
Seoul National University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

### B.Eng. in Computer Systems Engineering
University of Birmingham
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013

### B.B.A. in Business Administration
Harbin Institute of Technology
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

### B.Eng. in Information Security
Harbin Institute of Technology
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hongbomiao
- GitHub: https://github.com/hongbo-miao/hongbomiao.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22