Senior Software Engineer

• Design and implement core Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions for secure and scalable operation of Planet's services.
• Actively work on major platform modernization initiatives, including full migration from legacy tooling to new solutions.
• Manage cloud-based infrastructure services, notably Kubernetes clusters, and associated tooling to meet internal needs and support customer-facing SLAs.
• Enhance and maintain observability for key platform services using Grafana and other tools to establish SLOs and improve operational readiness.

This role enables Planet's engineering teams to reliably deploy and scale services, supporting the company's mission to use satellite data for environmental and humanitarian solutions.

• 4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, System Administration, DevOps, or SRE.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Linux, and public clouds (GCP or AWS).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab, ArgoCD), Configuration Management (Terraform, Crossplane), and GitOps.
• Ability to build services in Go and Python using Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows.

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 LinkedIn Learning access, Quality of Life Stipend, Equity, Volunteering Paid Time Off.

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites, delivering an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a cloud-based platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors.