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The Role
Planet’s Mission Control is a web-based application that empowers spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control, and study our growing fleet of satellites. It is flanked by a number of distributed microservices that handle spacecraft scheduling, tasking, telemetry processing, and similar operational needs. Together, these services automate much of the day-to-day operations of Planet's fleet of satellites. You’ll be a part of a team that builds, maintains, and operates these tools.
Our mission is to offer a seamless interface that enables spacecraft operators, analysts, and engineers at Planet to interact effortlessly with our assets in space. We strive to minimize operational burden, and to automate all aspects of satellite operations. You will be a part of a team that will support, enable and engage with the end users to iterate on these systems.
In this role, you will tackle and solve a broad array of engineering problems in a fast-paced environment. 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.
Impact You'll Own
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.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
2+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience in Python programming.
Experience in API design.
Attention to quality including 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 Git Lab 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.
What Makes You Stand Out
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.
Final date to receive applications
May 16, 2026 at 11:59p PT
Benefits While Working At Planet
These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
Extended Health and Dental Coverage
Health Spending Account
RRSP with company contribution
Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
Employee Wellness Program
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to Linked In Learning
Quality of Life Stipend
Equity
Volunteering Paid Time Off
Why We Care So Much About Belonging
We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please… do apply!
At Planet, we are looking for well‑rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts.
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