Software Engineer, Missions Software

Core responsibilities:

• Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet's satellites, including specifying and implementing new HTTP APIs, evaluating software technologies, and designing critical infrastructure
• Contribute with a team that values open communication, collaboration, self-learning, and initiative to solve problems
• Work closely with various teams across Planet to ensure the satellite constellation meets all needs to achieve Planet's missions

This role creates positive change by building and maintaining systems that operate Planet's satellite constellation, which delivers unprecedented data to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors to help solve the world's toughest obstacles.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar
• 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience in Python programming and API design
• Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL)
• Experience with maintaining peer-reviewed code and CI/CD workflows using tools like GitLab CI and Docker
• Proficient Linux skills

Benefits include:

• 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 LinkedIn Learning
• Quality of Life Stipend
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

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.