Solutions Architect Deployment Strategist

Planet’s Professional Services team helps our Defense and Intelligence (D&I) customers adopt the Planet Platform and rapidly realize return on investment in Planet data and analytics. The Professional Services Global D&I team is looking for a Solutions Architect responsible for the implementation, integration, and analysis of new software and data products that extend the Planet Platform and deliver new capabilities to our strategic D&I customers. In this role, you will be embedded with our customer to train users on Planet products, translate requirements, design workflows, and communicate with Planet’s product team on mission critical capabilities. Your work will be highly visible, directly impacting customers' ability to quickly access Planet's unprecedented datasets, as well as streamline the internal processes for adding new customers to our platform. Ideal candidates will be excited about Planet’s mission. This is a full-time, in-office position based in one of our strategic customer locations 5 days a week, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This position is contingent upon award.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software, Systems Engineering, or similar • 4+ years of experience in supporting D&I customers, with specialized technical experience in the general areas of systems integration • Fluent in Golang, Python, Postgresql, & React or related technologies • Experience with cloud deployments; GCP, AWS, Azure • Solid problem-solving and systems thinking skills • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management • Ability to quickly learn new technical domains and tools • Comfortable operating in ambiguous, high-pressure environments • Deep curiosity and willingness to dive into operational details • Fluency in translating between technical and non-technical audiences • Experience with solving complex problems through analytical skills • Experience scaling and maintaining production systems • Experience working with defense and intelligence organizations in the UAE • Systems integrations experience working with multi domain/multi-level security architectures, particularly the Defence and Intelligence. • Working knowledge of JavaScript and its mapping libraries (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ArcGIS API for JavaScript), Google Earth Engine and it’s SDK • Experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL, SQL) and distributed databases (NoSQL) • Experience in geopolitics and data science • Ability to pick up new technologies quickly • Experience with building analytical products from complex datasets • Experience with geospatial technologies and data • GEOINT experience, imagery exploitation and analysis • Fluent in multiple languages Application Deadline: February 20th, 2026 at 11:59PM PST

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 • Employee Wellness Program • Home Office Reimbursement • Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement • Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning • Equity • Volunteering Paid Time Off