Software Engineer - Platform, Mission Systems

Software Engineer - Platform, Mission Systems

Planet is a space company and data company that designs, builds and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites. The Mission Control web‑based application empowers spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control and study our fleet. The role is part of a team that builds, maintains and operates these tools.

Location:

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.

• Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet’s satellites.
• Manage cloud‑based infrastructure services and associated tooling to meet internal needs and support customer‑facing service level agreements.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience building services that leverage cloud‑based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Experience in Python programming.
• Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL).
• Attention to quality including automated testing, code review and documentation.
• Experience with maintaining peer‑reviewed code and continuous integration and deployment workflows and tooling like Git Lab CI and Docker or similar.
• Ability to be a self‑starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

• Experience in API design.
• Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry or equivalent.
• Experience working in microservice environments.
• Knowledge of aerospace concepts.

• 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 Linked In Learning.
• Equity.
• Commuter Benefits (if local to an office).

The US base salary range for this full‑time position at the commencement of employment is $127,000 – $158,700 USD. Additional short‑term and long‑term incentives (bonus and equity) may apply.

Planet is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable laws.

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