Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history.
Key Responsibilities
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.
Requirements
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
Benefits & Perks
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
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