Software Engineer, Planet
Tasking
+ Equity
3 days a week in office
Global daily Earth data provider
Be an early applicant
Global daily Earth data provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
3 days a week in office
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
- 0-1 years of relevant work experience
- Development background using Python, Javascript, Typescript, Git, Django, Django Rest Framework
- Fundamentals of testing APIs and UI applications
- Basic practical experience with pytest, Playwright and webdriver.io test frameworks
- Fundamentals of Agile development principles
- Basic experience with Gitlab pipeline
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
- Creative thinker with the ability to approach problems from multiple angles
- Ability to be dedicated to quality output and optimal user experience
- Ability to learn new technologies and skills
Desirable
- Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented
- Working knowledge of Docker and containerized architectures
- Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD concepts
- Fundamentals of remote sensing and image processing
- Experience with geospatial technologies and data processing using NumPy, GeoPandas, scikit-learn, and matplotlib for visualization
What the job involves
- In addition to our Planetscope constellation, which semi-autonomously creates a near-daily scan of all of Earth’s landmass, we operate satellites that capture high-resolution (SkySat and Pelican) and hyper-spectral (Tanager) data
- These are so-called tasked satellites: they take captures in response to specific imaging requests
- Our agile and interdisciplinary team builds the systems that make it possible for our customers to order and obtain data from these satellites
- In this role, you will work alongside our Software Engineers and support them in maintaining a high level of quality and service for our customers
- This means you will be developing test automation and infrastructure to test our Planet’s Tasking systems that externally provide web based GUIs and APIs, and improving the quality of the product and the customer experience
- The ideal candidate is innovative, results-driven, resilient, and an effective communicator with a mix of curiosity and passion
- Assist our Tasking team in testing activities, including developing and enhancing existing tools and test automation frameworks, microservice applications and test data management
- Develop and maintain UI and API automated tests using Playwright, Python and Javascript
- Participate in all phases of each new feature’s life cycle, from requirement analysis and design over implementation and quality to release
- Troubleshoot issues and provide detailed bug reports
Application process
- Application Deadline: November 7, 2025 by 23:59 Pacific Time (11:59 PM PT)
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 5 rounds)
Feb 2019
$168m
SERIES D
Jul 2015
$131m
SERIES C
Total funding: $434.4m
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
(CEO& Co-Founder)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
(CSO & Co-Founder)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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