Software Engineer, Missions Software

Planet

full-time

Posted on: 9/24/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $107,500 - $125,400 per year

JuniorMid-Level

AnsibleAWSCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesMySQLPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Build, maintain, and operate Mission Control web-based application that empowers spacecraft operators and analysts.
Develop and maintain distributed microservices handling spacecraft scheduling, tasking, telemetry processing, and related operational needs.
Maintain and augment automation and services responsible for operation of Planet’s satellites.
Specify and implement new HTTP APIs and improve existing ones.
Evaluate and choose appropriate software technologies.
Design and deploy critical infrastructure.
Support, enable, and engage with end users to iterate on systems and minimize operational burden.
Collaborate closely with Satellite and Ground Operations, Pipeline, and Product teams to ensure the satellite constellation meets mission needs.
Automate aspects of satellite operations and tackle broad engineering problems in a fast-paced environment.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
2+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience in Python programming.
Experience in API design.
Attention to quality including automated testing, code review, and documentation.
Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
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.
This position requires access to export-controlled information; employment contingent upon ability to access export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
(Preferred) Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
(Preferred) Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (eg. Kubernetes, Terraform).
(Preferred) Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry, or equivalent.
(Preferred) Experience working in microservice environments.
(Preferred) Knowledge of aerospace concepts.