Planet - Senior Software Engineer, Storage Infrastructure
Requirements
• 6–8 years of software engineering experience • Demonstrated software development experience in Go, Python, or similar modern languages building production backend services and APIs • Fluency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) as part of your daily engineering workflow • Experience monitoring and operating highly scalable cloud-native software • Experience with relational datastores (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and non-relational datastores (e.g. BigTable, Elasticsearch) and an understanding of when to use each • Experience building, releasing, and supporting highly available, consistently performant services • Excellent communication skills and an ability to work well in a remote setting • Experience improving codebases, documentation, and team practices through regular contributions beyond feature work • Experience exercising judgment in selecting methods and adapting complex techniques for obtaining results • Ability to advise team members on complex technical matters and adapt communication styles for key contacts • Ability to analyze complex issues and provide in-depth technical evaluation for distributed backend services • What Makes You Stand Out: • 6+ years of Go development experience building production backend services • 6+ years of Python development experience building customer-facing APIs • Experience maintaining infrastructure with Kubernetes and Terraform • Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP • Experience working with geospatial data before, even tangentially • Application Deadline: • 11:45pm 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.
Benefits
• 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) • Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement • Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning • Commuter Benefits (if local to an office) • Volunteering Paid Time Off • The Canada 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. • #LI-REMOTE • $116,700—$145,900 CAD • San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinancePursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance • Why we care so much about Belonging. 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.
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