Senior Software Engineer – Geospatial & AI Platforms

Planet Labs PBC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave 16 weeks

Wellness Program

Home Office Reimbursement

Phone and Internet Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteering PTO

Job summary

Planet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop transformative solutions for our defense and security accounts. In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and deploy software across front-end, back-end, data integration, and cloud infra (AWS), partnering with customers to translate challenges into reliable systems.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Arlington, VA, requiring 3 days in-office.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with geospatial software development.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
• Knowledge of coding standards, reviews, source control and testing.
• Strong communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work in fast, iterative cycles and adapt to changing requirements.
• Willingness to travel 30-50% to customer sites in the region.
• Active security clearance (TS or TS/SCI) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead full development lifecycle for bespoke customer solutions.
• Build robust full-stack software with data integration and cloud infra.
• Collaborate with customers to translate challenges into requirements.
• Identify reusable patterns to inform platform development.
• Leverage AI tooling for rapid iteration and value delivery.
• Mentor team members and participate in code reviews.
• Deliver commitments on time to support key customer relationships.

Skills

6+ years experience

Python

Communication

Fast iterations

Security clearance

Travel 30-50%

AI tooling

Cloud basics (AWS)

Software engineering best practices

Geospatial concepts

Front-end & back-end

Education

Bachelors in CS or equivalent

Tools

Rasterio

Fiona

Shapely

OpenLayers

GDAL

AWS or GCP

Job description

Planet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop transformative solutions for our defense and security accounts. In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and deploy software across front-end, back-end, data integration, and cloud infra (AWS), partnering with customers to translate challenges into reliable systems.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Arlington, VA, requiring 3 days in-office.