Solutions Architect, Planet
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Satellite imagery & earth data analytics
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Satellite imagery & earth data analytics
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$93.4-135.4k
Salary dependent on location. + Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To image all of Earth’s landmass every day, and make global change visible, accessible and actionable.
Role
Who you are
- Ideal candidates pride themselves on their problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as exude excitement about Planet’s mission
- Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field
- 4+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience working in a technical geospatial or remote sensing role
- Experience contributing ideas for new applications and processes that can improve operations
- Programming ability with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, and interact with APIs to build data pipelines
- Expertise with QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL or other common geospatial software
- Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems & code bases
- Ability to debug & triage complex problems is outstanding
- Familiarity with cloud-computing platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS, etc.)
- Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users
Desirable
- Working knowledge of JavaScript and its mapping libraries (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ArcGIS API for JavaScript)
- Experience with large scale data manipulation (Pandas, Geopandas, SQL, NoSQL, etc
- Experience with Javascript web development frameworks (e.g. React)
- Experience with machine learning algorithms applied to geospatial data
- Google Earth Engine or Geospatial ML with Amazon Sagemaker and their SDKs
- Ability to pick up new technologies quickly and explain them to customers
- Experience with building analytical products from complex datasets
What the job involves
- Solutions Architects on Planet’s Pre-Sales and Services team are experienced technologists who work with customers to make them successful users of Planet's product offerings
- Different users will need different kinds of help, but most importantly, you will need to be a good listener to understand users' problems and then apply creative solutions
- Your efforts will be directly visible in customers' ability to make global change actionable. Solutions Architects are respected thought leaders, helping guide projects and project teams to successful outcomes
- Apply your expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help Planet’s Services customers be successful in their adoption of the Planet Platform
- Understand and align Services project development to your customer’s business and technology strategies
- Build software tools, proof of concept and sample applications, and continuously improve the applications that customers and developers experience using Planet’s APIs and analytics endpoints
- Help own the customer success lifecycle for Services engagements, from scoping and discovery, to project execution and delivery. On any day, you may find yourself writing requirements documents, applying your expertise in data analytics, collaborating with software engineers, leading a training event, or delivering solutions to a client
- Champion Planet’s products and offerings in-person and via online assistance by providing training, presenting at conferences, writing technical tutorials, and publishing articles and videos
- Collaborate with Sales to help close business opportunities, growing Planet’s customer base and usage of Planet data across vertical markets
- Interact and engage with users in Planet’s Education and Research program to source novel customer applications and unique insights
Application process
- Application Deadline: July 22, 2025 by 11:59 PM PDT
Our take
Planet’s high resolution, high frequency Earth-imaging satellites make daily changes in the earth more visible, allowing the company to provide quick turnaround geo-spatial data to its customers. The company was founded by a group of former NASA employees driven by a desire to make global change more actionable by rendering it more visible.
Planet operates the largest Earth-imaging satellite network available, putting it ahead of any competitors. Its landmass data is easy to access, requiring only a subscription from its members - who range from ecological organizations, to private companies and government bodies. The company is also supporting SES and Telesat on their space relay projects for NASA.
The current focus of Planet seems to be on employing its network towards climate and environmental issues. A partnership with Accenture comes with the goal of developing AI-powered geospatial intelligence tools to support sustainability projects; and the company's acquisition of Salo Sciences will allow it to develop offerings around enabling customers to quantify carbon stocks, monitor forest change, and mitigate climate risks.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2019
$184m
SERIES D
Apr 2015
$93m
SERIES C
Total funding: $342.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plan
- Wellness program and massages
- Flexible time off
- Recognition programs
- Commuter benefits
- Learning and tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Offsites and happy hours
- Volunteering benefits
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Will Marshall
(Co-Founder & CEO)After a Ph.D. at UCSB and Postdoc at Harvard, they worked for almost 6 years as a NASA Scientist. They left in January 2012 to co-found Planet the following month.
Robbie Schingler
(Co-Founder & CSO)They took an MBA at Georgetown University before spending over 5 years at NASA. They left their Chief of Staff role in October 2011 to co-found Planet with Will.
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