Senior Software Engineer

Planet

Software Engineer helping design and operate core infrastructure for cloud-native platform. Focusing on security, scalability, and reliability to aid software engineering across Planet's teams.

Posted 5/14/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,800 - $178,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement core Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions to ensure the secure and scalable operation of Planet's services.
Actively work on major platform modernization initiatives, including the full migration from legacy tooling to new solutions.
Manage cloud-based infrastructure services, notably our fleet of Kubernetes clusters, and associated tooling to meet internal needs and support customer-facing service level agreements.
Enhance and maintain observability for key platform services, leveraging Grafana and other tools to establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and improve operational readiness.
Implement improvements and features for core systems owned by the team, such as GKE clusters, public API gateway, and other managed infrastructure solutions.
Collaborate with software engineering teams to refine the developer experience (DevEx) of our managed infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience in a Platform Engineering, System Administration, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, underlying compute systems, and Linux
Working knowledge of public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab, ArgoCD), Configuration Management (e.g. Terraform, Crossplane) and GitOps principles.
Ability to use an operational mindset and troubleshooting prowess for complex production environments.
Experience building services in languages such as Go and Python using tools like Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows.
Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
Ability to collaborate and clearly communicate designs and decisions verbally and in writing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Volunteering Paid Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)KubernetesLinuxGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Amazon Web Services (AWS)CI/CDGitLabArgoCDTerraformGo

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationtroubleshootingoperational mindset