Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — Remote, High-Impact

Planet; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,600 - 200,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Generous Paid Time Off

16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Home Office Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Planet, based in the United States, is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to develop transformative software solutions for Global Defense and Security customers. This role includes full-stack software development and the opportunity to work directly with customers to address critical challenges.

The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience, particularly in geospatial software, and possess strong mentorship skills. This full-time position offers flexibility with a remote-first model and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant work experience in software engineering or equivalent technical role.
• Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices.
• Must have a current active security clearance (TS or TS/TSI).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust full-stack software.
• Work directly with customers to understand challenges and translate them into technical requirements.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to code reviews.

Skills

Software engineering

Geospatial software development

Customer engagement

Python

AWS/GCP

Education

6+ years of relevant work experience

Tools

Rasterio

Fiona

Shapely

OpenLayers

GDAL

Job description

Planet, based in the United States, is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to develop transformative software solutions for Global Defense and Security customers. This role includes full-stack software development and the opportunity to work directly with customers to address critical challenges.

The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience, particularly in geospatial software, and possess strong mentorship skills. This full-time position offers flexibility with a remote-first model and competitive compensation.