Senior Software Engineer
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Job Description
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 Planets data to develop new technologies drive revenue power research and solve our worlds 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:
In addition to our Planetscope constellation which semi-autonomously creates a near-daily scan of all of Earths landmass we operate satellites that capture high-resolution (SkySat and Pelican) and hyper-spectral (Tanager) data. These are so-called tasked satellites: they take captures in response to specific imaging requests. Our agile and interdisciplinary team builds the systems that make it possible for our customers to order and obtain data from these satellites.
In this role you will maintain and extend Planets Tasking systems which bridge our customers and many of our internal systems. This means you will be working on systems that externally provide comfortable and reliable interfaces (API & web) for our customers to task and receive our data and internally act as an integration point between diverse systems (mission control accounting imaging processing and quality control). The ideal candidate is positive with a resilient can-do attitude.
This is a full-time hybrid role which will require you to be in our Berlin office 3 days per week.
Impact Youll Own:
- Work closely with product managers and designers to create user-centered products.
- Realize initiatives through their whole life cycle from exploration and design over implementation and quality to release and maintenance.
- Continually improve our systems architecture development processes and system design.
- As a part of an on-call duty rotation youll help maintain a high level of quality and service for our customers.
What You Bring:
- Excellent development skills in Python
- Practical experience with Django Django Rest Framework and Celery
- Solid background in designing developing and maintaining distributed service-oriented systems
- Experience with cloud-native applications deployed on Kubernetes
- Direct experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Effective English communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
- Experience in making documenting and communicating architectural decisions
- Ability to drive the implementation of complex features in a collaborative cross-disciplinary and distributed environment
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL and PostGIS
- Experience with geo-spatial data tooling and algorithms
- Proficiency with Gitlab pipeline
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform including Cloud SQL and Pub/Sub
- Experience with monitoring solutions such as with Prometheus Grafana Sentry
- Experience managing infrastructure-as-code with Terraform
- Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters
- Full-stack development experience with React
Application Deadline:
August 24 2025 by 23:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Export Control Requirements:
Planet Labs Germany GmbH is authorized to receive U.S. export-controlled information at Planet under an export license issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security. This position requires access to export-controlled information and as such employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidates 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.
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
- 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.
Were 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. Thats why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belongingdreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you but youre 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 dont just fill positions we aspire to fulfill peoples 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 youre 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 or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
