Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Geospatial GMS

Planet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

Wellness program and massages

Flexible time off

Learning and tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Offsites and happy hours

Volunteering benefits

Job summary

Planet seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the GMS App Team to span frontend and backend work across the full stack, delivering real-time monitoring and analytics on customer-defined sites built atop Planet's satellite data.

You will design features, develop in React/TypeScript/Python, mentor peers, and own end-to-end delivery including deployment and production support. Must have 10+ years' experience and geospatial background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience building and operating web apps end-to-end.
• Experience designing, building, and operating backend services and REST APIs in production.
• Ability to lead feature implementation from discovery through deployment and production support.
• Experience mentoring teammates on engineering best practices.
• Background in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, or defense/intelligence sectors.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features across the full stack, from UI to API and data layers.
• Develop and maintain applications using React, TypeScript, and Python.
• Build and evolve APIs and services powering the application, including data access and geospatial integrations.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical discussions.
• Own features end-to-end including deployment, observability, and production support.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver solutions.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

Go

API design

Mentoring

Code reviews

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Geospatial data

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

SQL/Relational databases

CI/CD pipelines

Mapping libraries

Job description

Planet seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the GMS App Team to span frontend and backend work across the full stack, delivering real-time monitoring and analytics on customer-defined sites built atop Planet's satellite data.

You will design features, develop in React/TypeScript/Python, mentor peers, and own end-to-end delivery including deployment and production support. Must have 10+ years' experience and geospatial background.