Job Description
Solutions Architects at Planet work with customers to design and implement geospatial and remote sensing solutions using Planet's satellite data and technologies, supporting project success and long-term value through technical expertise, solution architecture, and stakeholder collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, architect, and pilot geospatial solutions based on customer requirements
- Deliver workshops, demos, and workflows to prototype solutions and improve user experience
- Support pre-sales activities by contributing to solution ideation and technical proposals
- Lead solution development within Agile teams, coordinating with project managers and engineers
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop optimal solutions for customers
- Manage the customer success lifecycle from scoping to delivery, ensuring satisfaction and value
- Provide training, technical tutorials, and presentations to promote Planet's products and offerings
- Engage with users in Planet’s Education and Research programs to identify new applications
Requirements
- A background in remote sensing, geoscience, or geoinformatics, with a degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of relevant work experience in a technical geospatial or remote sensing role.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Extensive programming ability with Python for geospatial applications, applying code best practices to process imagery, manipulate vector data, and build data pipelines.
- Experience with solution design, requirement gathering, product user story ideation, solutions design documentation, architecting and prototyping.
- Proficiency with geospatial software such as QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL, ENVI or other common geospatial tools.
- Industry-specific knowledge and experience in domains such as forestry, natural disasters, sustainability, and agriculture.
- Familiarity with cloud-computing environments such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure.
- Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams, with knowledge and familiarity of efficient, metrics-based planning and delivery.
- Experience using AI for productivity, coding, and demo app creation (e.g., using Streamlit).
- Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users, including working directly with end-user troubleshooting.
Benefits & Perks
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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