Senior Data Engineer, Constellation Services

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:

As a Senior Data Engineer (DE) at Planet you will own design and build enterprise ETL pipelines and self-service data tooling using modern cloud technologies. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the company to understand their needs and to deliver robust flexible solutions and clear insights to meet those needs. You will build data solutions end to end: architecture implementation CI/CD and orchestration of pipelines QA visualization and effective data communication. Youll be part of the Data Team within the Software Engineering organization which is made up of data scientists engineers and analysts working on similar tasks across Planet domains.

You will own the ongoing evolution of data solutions supporting monitoring and analysis of Planets Missions team and Constellation Services (CxS) products a new line of products which support large customers in buying secure access and reserved capacity on our satellites. You will collaborate closely with CxS-focused counterparts on our Product Engineering Space Systems and Commercial orgs to ensure they have the data they need to evaluate the success of the products. This role will appeal to candidates who are looking for opportunities to evolve a complex data system end to end and bring needed technology to the defense and intelligence sector. The ideal candidate is excited to have a high impact role in a fast-paced environment as part of a global team and is passionate about Planets mission and defense solutions.

This is a full-time hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin office 3 days per week.

Impact Youll Own:

• Develop and own robust accurate data pipelines as well as maintain troubleshoot and improve existing ones
• Deliver self-service data tooling visualizations and insights needed to drive decision making and monitoring around CxS products
• Collaborate with stakeholders your manager and peers to define and develop the CxS data roadmap
• Provide mentorship technical design feedback and code reviews for peers within your team and across the broader org

What You Bring:

• 6 years of relevant experience and Bachelors degree in a relevant field
• Experience designing and implementing data architecture for data solutions end to end from ingestion through insight and with an eye for data accuracy
• Expertise in Python and SQL ETL pipeline buildout
• Experience with the modern data stack: Fivetran dbt Looker/Omni/Sigma or similar
• Ability to be a self-starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment
• Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Experience with maintaining peer-reviewed code and continuous integration and deployment workflows and tooling like GitLab CI and Docker or similar
• Experience with cloud architectures and services such as Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS
• Experience working with geospatial datasets and event-based data architectures

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience with messaging services (Pub/Sub RabbitMQ etc) and real-time streaming
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Datadog Grafana or equivalent
• Knowledge of earth observation and/or satellite operation concepts

Application Deadline: January:59pm PST

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.

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