Software Engineer

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.

Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.

As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.

We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.

Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

About the Role:  

We’re looking for a Software Engineer focused on building robust code to analyze customer telemetry, with a focus on geospatial data. You will work on building scalable, low-latency APIs and reliable data pipelines to deliver critical information to both customers and the business. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, a collaborative mindset, and be passionate about solving complex problems in innovative ways. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, contributing to the development of new features and improving existing systems. 

Our team is small, and distributed across eastern North America and Berlin. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Berlin and is expected to work in-office once per week.

Impact You’ll Own:

• Evolving a newly-built, event-driven architecture for performance and flexibility
• Identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving technical issues related to customer telemetry and reporting
• Build and maintain high-performance data processing pipelines to efficiently handle large volumes of data
• Develop and maintain APIs that deliver actionable insights from customer telemetry, enabling data-driven decision-making and enhancing customer experience through real-time and historical analytics
• Identifying open-source tools which fit new data engineering needs
• Reviewing code changes and iterating new features based on team feedback
• Developing tools and libraries and writing technical documentation to help other engineering teams integrate with customer telemetry
• Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of code through automated testing

What You Bring:

• Experience with Python and Golang
• Experience with OpenAPI and REST code generation
• Experience with relational databases and BigQuery
• Excellent communication skills in English, written and oral
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Experience working in cross-functional teams that put customer requirements first
• Ability to be adaptable and open to mentorship
• Experience with CI/CD and source control tooling (GitHub, GitLab)
• Experience with public cloud reference architectures and services, such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience with Airflow, Spark, Kafka or other data engineering tools
• Experience using spatial data, including working with large GeoJSON files and web tile formats
• Experience building backend services and infrastructure that scales and is easy to evolve
• Experience with SQL-based ETL development, data warehousing pipeline development and optimization with large data sets

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off 
• Remote-friendly work environment 
• Employee Wellness Program 
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• 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 with diversity, equity and inclusion.  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.  We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride. 

EEO statement:

Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Know Your Rights.

Accommodations:

Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to accommodations@planet.com or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.

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