Software Engineer

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.

Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.

As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.

We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.

Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer focused on building clear, thoughtful experiences for customers to understand their accounts. Our team is small, and we are distributed across eastern North America and Europe. You will work on building experiences which make complex information comprehensible and interactive for customers and the business using React and Typescript interacting with Python and Golang backends.

The ideal candidate will be willing to learn or have experience with all these languages, have a collaborative attitude, a customer-driven mindset, and be passionate about solving complex problems in innovative ways. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, contributing to the development of new features and improving existing systems.

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin or Ljubljana office 3 days per week.

• Iterating on a newly-built ecosystem of apps to address customer needs
• Identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving technical issues
• Conducting design and code reviews
• Iterating new features based on team feedback
• Developing tools and libraries and writing technical documentation to help other engineering teams integrate with customer telemetry
• Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of code through automated testing

• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar
• Experience with React and Typescript, and steering the architecture of React apps
• Professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company
• Experience working in cross-functional teams that put customer requirements first
• Ability to be adaptable and open to mentorship
• Experience with CI/CD and source control tooling (GitHub, GitLab)
• Experience working collaboratively with product managers and designers
• Experience with a production React ecosystem (Redux Thunk, Emotion CSS)
• Experience with OpenAPI and REST code generation
• Experience with iterative, agile development
• Experience using spatial data and web mapping

Application Deadline:

11:45p / 23:45 CET on the date stated below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting may be removed earlier than projected if a suitable pool of applications has been received. For this reason, we recommend applying as soon as you are able to.

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

The expected starting gross salary range for this role is listed below. Individual placement within this range is determined objectively based on gender-neutral criteria such as your skills, qualifications, and professional experience. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or equity.

€60.900—€76.100 EUR

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Why we care so much about Belonging.

We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply! At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.