Platform Engineer, Space Missions & Satellite Operations

Planet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

Wellness program and massages

Flexible time off

Recognition programs

Commuter benefits

Learning and tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Offsites and happy hours

Volunteering benefits

Job summary

Planet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help operate and evolve Mission Control, a web-based platform that monitors and controls a growing satellite fleet. You will work on distributed microservices handling scheduling, telemetry, and tasking, and collaborate with Satellite Ops, Ground Ops, and Product teams to continuously improve uptime and automation.

You will design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure, evaluate new tech, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalable and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proficient Linux skills.
• Attention to quality including automated testing, code review, and documentation.
• Experience in Python programming.
• Ability to be a self-starter for solving problems in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with maintaining peer‑reviewed code and CI/CD workflows and tooling like GitLab CI and Docker or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
• Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience with relational database technologies (Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
• Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience in API design.
• Experience working with monitoring tools like Datadog, Sentry, or equivalent.
• Experience working in microservice environments.
• Knowledge of aerospace concepts.

Responsibilities

• Resolve a broad array of engineering problems in a dynamic environment.
• Maintain and augment automation and services responsible for operation of Planet’s satellites.
• Manage cloud-based infrastructure services and tooling to meet internal needs and SLAs.
• Evaluate and choose appropriate software technologies.
• Design and deploy critical infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams across Planet to ensure constellation meets mission needs.

Skills

Linux

Python

CI/CD

Microservices

Cloud infrastructure

Relational databases

APIs

Monitoring tools

Communication

Self-motivation

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing & QA

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar

Tools

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

GCP

API design

Job description

Planet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help operate and evolve Mission Control, a web-based platform that monitors and controls a growing satellite fleet. You will work on distributed microservices handling scheduling, telemetry, and tasking, and collaborate with Satellite Ops, Ground Ops, and Product teams to continuously improve uptime and automation.

You will design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure, evaluate new tech, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalable and