Software Engineer, Mission Systems

Planet’s Mission Control is a web-based application that empowers spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control, and study our growing fleet of satellites. It is flanked by a number of distributed microservices that handle spacecraft scheduling, tasking, telemetry processing, and similar operational needs. Together, these services automate much of the day-to-day operations of Planet's fleet of satellites. You’ll be a part of a team that builds, maintains, and operates these tools. Our mission is to offer a seamless interface that enables spacecraft operators, analysts, and engineers at Planet to interact effortlessly with our assets in space. We strive to minimize operational burden, and to automate all aspects of satellite operations. You will be a part of a team that will support, enable and engage with the end users to iterate on these systems. In this role, you will tackle and solve a broad array of engineering problems in a dynamic environment. 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar. • 4+ years of relevant work experience. • Experience in Python programming. • Experience in API design. • Experience with automated testing, code review, and documentation. • Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.). • Experience with maintaining peer-reviewed code and continuous integration and deployment workflows and tooling like GitLab CI and Docker or similar. • Proficient Linux skills. • Ability to be a self-starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment. • Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams. • Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP. • Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (eg. Kubernetes, Terraform). • Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry, or equivalent. • Experience working in microservice environments. • Knowledge of aerospace concepts. This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

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