planetlabs

Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements

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At a Glance

Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Experience
6+ years
Posted
2026-03-18T11:08:32-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

AWSGCPJavaJavaScriptPython

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering

Requirements

Experience with geospatial software development and concepts (e.g., Rasterio, Fiona, Shapely, OpenLayers, GDAL).

AWS or GCP experience.

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.

Experience with fast, iterative development cycles and an ability to adapt to shifting requirements.

Compensation & 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)

Responsibilities

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.

You will have a high degree of autonomy to design and build what is needed, turning ambiguous requirements into functional and reliable software.

Your work will directly contribute to delivering on critical customer commitments and will help inform future product development.

This role is ideal for an individual contributor who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys taking ownership of complex technical problems from design to delivery.