VP of Defense & Intelligence Software Engineering

Planet Labs PBC

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 250,000 - 400,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off + holidays

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness program

Home office reimbursement

Phone & internet reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Equity

Commuter benefits

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Planet Labs PBC seeks a Vice President of Defense and Intelligence Engineering to lead the software org responsible for dual-use products like GMS and MDA. You will own architecture, systems development, and delivery across software, AI/ML, analytics, and forward-deployed engineering.

This executive role requires guiding teams in secure, scalable cloud deployments and ITAR/EAR compliance. Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in software engineering and 8+ years leading large engineering groups, with

Qualifications

Experience in software architecture for high-scale data and geospatial applications.
Proven ability to lead and scale multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Direct experience with ITAR/EAR compliant pipelines and defense software.

Responsibilities

Lead multi-disciplinary software teams across software, data/ML, platform and cloud infra.
Define architecture, data models, and standards for scalable geospatial analytics.
Ensure ITAR/EAR compliance in deployment pipelines and releases.
Partner with Product Management to translate vision into roadmaps and sprints.
Direct integration of ML models and agentic workflows into product stack.
Drive operational excellence, reliability, and SLAs across environments.