Senior Software Engineer, Planet

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in a related field
• Expert in scientific Python development
• Familiarity with both image processing methods and geospatial algorithms and data
• Experience running workloads at scale in production
• Excellent written communication skills to support asynchronous remote collaboration
• Experience with long-term software project management
• Experience with collaborative coding tools such as GitHub or GitLab
• Experience with mentoring other engineers
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn new skills as needed

Desirable

• The Automated Mosaics team is responsible for producing Planet’s Mosaic (or “Basemap”) products
• As a Senior Software Engineer on the Automated Mosaics team, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving Planet’s Mosaic products
• You will improve the mosaicing algorithm to provide better data for our customers
• You will ensure that data production scales reliably and efficiently to the global scale of our products
• You will own the systems which decide which data to produce and when
• You will propose future development directions for the team, informed by your knowledge of product requirements and technical capabilities, and you will mentor other engineers on the team and represent the Mosaics team in interactions with other teams
• Maintain and improve the image processing algorithms which create Planet’s Mosaic products
• Ensure that data production runs reliably and efficiently at global scale
• Ensure that data requested by our customers is available when needed
• Represent the Mosaics team in discussions with teams both upstream (handling individual image acquisition and processing) and downstream (delivering data to customers or using mosaic machinery for other Planet products) to ensure high image quality and smooth delivery
• Contribute to planning the team’s technical direction
• Mentor other engineers

• Application Deadline: November 27, 2025 by 11:59 PM PST