Planet · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Missions Software
Planet designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and provides satellite imagery through a cloud-based platform. The Software Engineer will build, maintain, and operate Mission Control applications and distributed microservices that automate satellite operations, including APIs, infrastructure, scheduling, tasking, and telemetry processing.
AerospaceBig DataSoftwareAnalyticsGeospatialRemote Sensing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet’s satellites. This includes but is not limited to:
Specify and implement new HTTP APIs and help improve existing ones
Evaluate and choose appropriate software technologies
Design and deploy critical infrastructure
Contribute with a team that values open and honest communication, collaboration, self-learning and initiative to solve problems big and small
Work closely with various teams across Planet, ranging from Satellite and Ground Operations, to Pipeline and Product teams to ensure the satellite constellation meets all of the needs to achieve Planet’s missions
Qualification
Required
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar
* 2–3 years of relevant work experience
* Experience in Python programming
* Experience in API design
* Experience with automated testing, code review, and documentation
* Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.)
* Experience with maintaining peer-reviewed code and continuous integration and deployment workflows and tooling like GitLab CI and Docker or similar
* Proficient Linux skills
* Ability to be a self-starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment
* Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
*This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate's ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.*
Preferred
* Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP
* Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (eg. Kubernetes, Terraform)
* Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry, or equivalent
* Experience working in microservice environments
* Knowledge of aerospace concepts
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Volunteering Paid Time Off
This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States or Canada. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.
This role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).
Company
Planet
Global daily satellite imagery and Earth observation analytics.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.14BKey Investors
BlackRockBloombergNEFHercules Capital
2026-04-30Post Ipo Equity· $108M
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $460M
2021-12-08Post Ipo Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
William Marshall
Co-Founder & CEO
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
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