Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements

About the Role: Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop transformative solutions for our most strategic accounts, starting with our Global Defense and Security customers. In this role, you will work directly with key partners, acting as a senior technical contributor and hands-on builder within a collaborative engineering team. Your mission will be to tackle complex, mission-critical customer challenges by building high-impact software solutions.

Impact You'll Own

• Contribute to the full development lifecycle: from discovery and decomposition to designing, building, and deploying bespoke solutions for customer challenges.
• Design and develop robust, full-stack software, including front-end, back-end, data integration, cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Work directly with customers to understand their operational challenges and translate them into clear technical requirements.
• Identify reusable patterns in customer solutions to inform broader platform development.
• Leverage the latest AI tooling and an AI-first mindset to drive rapid iteration, deliver value quickly, and adapt to evolving requirements.
• Mentor other engineers, contribute to code reviews, and help foster a collaborative team environment.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of relevant work experience in software engineering or in an equivalent technical role.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with geospatial software development and concepts (e.g., Rasterio, Fiona, Shapely, OpenLayers, GDAL).
• AWS or GCP experience and proficiency in Python.
• Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, and testing methodologies.
• Excellent customer engagement skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Willingness to travel 30-50% to customer sites within the region and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Bonus: Experience with JavaScript, Java, Go or C#.

Benefits

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off.
• Employee Wellness Program and Home Office Reimbursement.
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement.
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Equity and Volunteering Paid Time Off.