Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planet is a space and data company that designs, builds, and operates a constellation of imaging satellites and provides geospatial data through a cloud-based platform. The Senior Software Engineer will build robust full-stack systems for the defense and intelligence pillar, develop a global monitoring application, and lead scalable backend, frontend, and data solutions while integrating customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the entire engineering lifecycle, from concept to implementation
- Ownership of the quality and availability of mission systems
- Contribute to the improvement of our architecture, infrastructure, and processes
- Spearhead the design and development of scalable backend services and frontend applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate complex customer requirements into seamless features
Skills
- 6-8 years industry experience
- Fluency in Golang, Python, & Postgresql or related technologies
- Full stack application development experience (Database, Services, Web)
- Experience building frontend applications in React
- Experience with maintaining infrastructure-in-code
- Experience with logging, alerting, and monitoring tools to support system quality
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adjust on the fly to customer needs
- Experience with infrastructure such as AWS and GCP and infrastructure-as-code
- Experience building systems with many integrations
- Experience with geospatial technologies and data
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
- Equity
- Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
- Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity)
- Full-time, remote position based in the United States
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