Solutions Architect I, Professional Services
Planet
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Planet seeks a Solutions Architect I for Professional Services in Arlington, VA. This full-time hybrid role involves applying remote sensing and geospatial expertise to help customers adopt Planet’s platform, while aligning projects with client business and technology strategies.
You will build tools and proofs of concept, develop sample applications, and own the customer success lifecycle from scoping to delivery. Collaboration with sales and cross-functional teams is essential.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in the DoD/IC space in a technical capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field.
- Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems and code bases.
- Experience working in a dynamic environment with challenging, evolving requirements.
- Willingness to collaborate across teams and work independently.
Responsibilities
- Apply expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to Planet’s Professional Services customers.
- Understand and align project development to customer business and tech strategies.
- Build software tools, proofs of concept and sample apps using Planet APIs and analytics endpoints.
- Own the customer success lifecycle from scoping to execution and documentation.
- Collaborate with Sales to close opportunities and grow Planet’s customer base.
- Influence product direction by gathering insights from engagements and user community.
- Build and maintain APIs for enterprise and federal customers.
- Deliver tailored solutions based on client needs.
- Define and analyze usage metrics to drive customer growth.
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Job description
Arlington, VA
Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.
As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.
Solution Architects on Planet’s Professional Services team are experienced technologists who work with customers to make them successful users of Planet's product offerings. Different users need different things; as a Solution Architect, you are a good listener capable of understanding users' problems to apply creative solutions. Your efforts will be directly visible in a customer's ability to make global change actionable.
This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Arlington, VA office 3 days per week.
- Apply your expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help Planet’s Professional Services customers be successful in their adoption of the Planet Platform.
- Understand and align Professional Services project development to your customer’s business and technology strategies.
- Build software tools, proofs of concept and sample applications, while continuously improving customer and developed applications, using Planet’s APIs and analytics endpoints.
- Own the customer success lifecycle for Professional Services engagements, from scoping and discovery, to project execution and writing requirements documents, applying your expertise in data analytics, collaborating with software engineers, leading a training event, or delivering solutions to a client.
- Collaborate with the Sales team to help close business opportunities, further growing Planet’s customer base and usage of Planet data across vertical markets.
- Influence the direction of Planet’s products and offerings by gathering insights from customer engagements and the user community.
- Build and maintain APIs which serve our enterprise and federal customers.
- Understand client’s needs and deliver tailored solutions.
- Help define, create and analyze usage metrics to drive customer growth.
- 4+ years of experience working in the DoD/IC space in a technical capacity
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field
- Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems & code bases
- Experience working in a dynamic environment with the ability to tackle unique challenges presented by its dynamic conditionsExperience progressing team initiatives and developing new ideas for applications and processes
- Willingness to collaborate across teams and work independently and as part of a team
- Current TS/SCI Clearance
- Experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL, SQL) and distributed databases (NoSQL)
- Ability programming with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, interact with APIs and build data pipelines
- Familiarity with Linux systems and knowledge of shell scripting
- Expertise with QGIS, Esri software, GDAL or other common geospatial software.
- Experience with cloud deployments; GCP, AWS, Azure
- Experience designing and evolving public-facing APIs
- Ability to lead customer engagements
- Experience in Multi-Domain/Multi-Level Security architectures
11:45p / 23:45 PT on the date stated below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting may be removed earlier than projected if a suitable pool of applications has been received. For this reason, we recommend applying as soon as you are able to.
These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Equity
- Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. This role is eligible for commission.
US National Salary Range
$93,420 - $116,730 USD
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply! At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.
Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Know Your Rights.
Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to accommodations@planet.com or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
Planet is committed to providing an exceptional interview experience for all candidates. We currently use Metaview to better focus on candidates and less on trying to capture notes. As such, with the candidate's consent, select interviews may be recorded and include a "Planet AI Notetaker" for transcription and summarization purposes. Should an interview involve use of AI interview technologies, the candidate will receive notification and have the ability to opt out both in advance and/or real-time. Opting out will not affect one's candidacy.
Planet embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, and we encourage its responsible use. We understand that candidates may use various resources, including AI tools, to prepare for interviews and assessments. However, during any live interview stage or when actively completing assessments for this position, the use of AI tools—e.g. Large Language Models (LLMs), deep fake technology, etc.—is strictly prohibited unless explicitly prompted by an interviewer or assessment instructions. If you are unsure about acceptable use, please contact your recruiter for clarification. If an AI tool or similar technology is desired as an accommodation, please contact accommodations@planet.com with your request for assistance. Your message will be confidential, and we will be happy to assist you. Violation of this policy may result in disqualification of your application.
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.
As set forth in Planet’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
The application deadline for this role is January 6, 2027
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