Senior Software Engineer

• Build and deploy computing services and infrastructure in customer environments for a next-generation satellite operations and image processing end-to-end platform
• Operate in a high-impact, tight knit team to architect novel systems for air-gapped deployments at scale
• Clarify and surface requirements from ambiguous use cases defined by cross-functional stakeholders, including internal users and external customers
• Scale architecture while ensuring availability of services and improve reliability by resolving edge cases, studying failure modes, and writing tests

This role contributes to Planet's mission of using space to help life on Earth by building the infrastructure that delivers satellite data to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors, helping solve the world's toughest obstacles.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar
• 10+ years of experience building services that leverage cloud-native infrastructure and tooling
• Proficient with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, and/or similar IaC / GitOps tooling
• Advanced skills in Python, Bash, and other tooling as appropriate to build services and meet product goals
• Experience deploying and maintaining bare-metal and cloud kubernetes through tools such as Talos, RKE2, Proxmox, or k3s
• Knowledge of hardware and network level implications of on-prem compute

• 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
• Salary ranges: New York City + California: $172,200—$215,200 USD; San Francisco: $182,900—$228,600 USD; US National: $160,600—$200,800 USD

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, delivering data via a cloud-based platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors to help solve the world's toughest obstacles.