Planet
Software Engineer, Missions Software
United States, Remote; Canada, Remote · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$107k-$134kDetected 19 days ago
PythonCode ReviewGitPostgreSQLMySQLAWSDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleCI/CDLinuxDatadogLLMsAerospace EngineeringHardware DesignTest AutomationResearchCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Planet's Mission Control is a web-based application that empowers spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control, and study our growing fleet of satellites.
- It is flanked by a number of distributed microservices that handle spacecraft scheduling, tasking, telemetry processing, and similar operational needs.
- Together, these services automate much of the day-to-day operations of Planet's fleet of satellites.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet's satellites.
- Maintain and augment the automation and services ultimately responsible for the operation of Planet's satellites. This includes but is not limited to:
- Specify and implement new HTTP APIs and help improve existing ones.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
- 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in Python programming.
- Experience in API design.
- Experience with 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.
Skills
- Welcome to Planet.
- Evaluate and choose appropriate software technologies.
- Design and deploy critical infrastructure.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below.
- The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location.
- The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only.
- Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
- New York City + California Salary Range
- San Francisco Salary Range
Benefits
- 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
- Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
- Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).
Company info
- Our mission is to offer a seamless interface that enables spacecraft operators, analysts, and engineers at Planet to interact effortlessly with our assets in space.
- You will be a part of a team that will support, enable and engage with the end users to iterate on these systems.
Equal opportunity
- Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply.
- Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Visa & Work Authorization
- Should an interview involve use of AI interview technologies, the candidate will receive notification and have the ability to opt out both in advance and/or real-time.
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