Senior Software Engineer, GMS App Team

Planet is a space and data company that operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and provides cloud-based access to geospatial datasets. The Senior Software Engineer will build and integrate robust full-stack systems for the global monitoring application, developing scalable backend services, frontend applications, and data solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and federal partners.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the entire engineering lifecycle, from concept to implementation
• Ownership of the quality and availability of mission systems
• Contribute to the improvement of our architecture, infrastructure, and processes
• Spearhead the design and development of scalable backend services and frontend applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate complex customer requirements into seamless features

Requirements:

• • 6-8 years industry experience
• • Fluency in Golang, Python, & Postgresql or related technologies
• • Full stack application development experience (Database, Services, Web)
• • Experience building frontend applications in React
• • Experience with maintaining infrastructure-in-code
• • Experience with logging, alerting, and monitoring tools to support system quality
• This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States
• If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week
• This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate's 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.
• • Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adjust on the fly to customer needs
• • Experience with infrastructure such as AWS and GCP and infrastructure-as-code
• • Experience building systems with many integrations
• • Experience with geospatial technologies and data