Key skills
Cloud-based infrastructureAWSGCPAnsibleKubernetesTerraformPython programmingRelational databasesPostgresMySQLAutomated testingCode reviewContinuous integrationGitLab CIDockerLinuxAPI designDatadogSentryMicroservicesAerospace conceptsPythonGitLabCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Planet is a company that designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. They are seeking a Software Engineer for their Mission Control application to help automate satellite operations and enhance the user interface for spacecraft operators and analysts.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet’s satellites. This includes but is not limited to:
- Manage cloud-based infrastructure services, and associated tooling to meet internal needs and support customer-facing service level agreements
- Evaluate and choose appropriate software technologies
- Design and deploy critical infrastructure
- Contribute with a team that values open and honest communication, collaboration, self-learning and initiative to solve problems big and small
- Work closely with various teams across Planet, ranging from Satellite and Ground Operations, to Pipeline and Product teams to ensure the satellite constellation meets all of the needs to achieve Planet’s missions
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar
- 4+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP
- Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (eg. Kubernetes, Terraform)
- Experience in Python programming
- Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.)
- Attention to quality including automated testing, code review, and documentation
- Experience with maintaining peer-reviewed code and continuous integration and deployment workflows and tooling like GitLab CI and Docker or similar
- Proficient Linux skills
- Ability to be a self-starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment
- Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Experience in API design
- Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry, or equivalent
- Experience working in microservice environments
- Knowledge of aerospace concepts