Software Engineer, Missions Ops — APIs & Microservices

Planet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

Wellness program

Flexible time off

Recognition programs

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Offsites & happy hours

Volunteering benefits

Job summary

Planet's Mission Control is a web-based application that enables spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control, and study our growing fleet of satellites. It is flanked by distributed microservices that handle scheduling, telemetry processing, and other operational needs.

You’ll join a team that builds, maintains, and operates these tools, delivering a seamless interface for operators, analysts, and engineers to interact with assets in space.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in API design.
• Experience in Python programming.
• Experience with automated testing, code review, and documentation.
• Experience with relational database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, build, and operate Planet's Mission Control services.
• Specify and implement new HTTP APIs and improve existing ones.
• Evaluate technologies and design scalable infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Satellite Ops, Pipeline, and Product teams to meet needs of Planet's missions.
• Ensure robust monitoring with Datadog or Sentry.

Skills

API design

Python programming

Automated testing

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Linux

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

GitLab CI

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Datadog

Sentry

Ansible

Job description

Planet's Mission Control is a web-based application that enables spacecraft operators and analysts to monitor, control, and study our growing fleet of satellites. It is flanked by distributed microservices that handle scheduling, telemetry processing, and other operational needs.

You’ll join a team that builds, maintains, and operates these tools, delivering a seamless interface for operators, analysts, and engineers to interact with assets in space.