Solutions Architect I, Professional Services

The role

Solution Architects work with customers to ensure successful adoption of Planet's product offerings. They apply expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to build software tools, proofs of concept, and tailored solutions.

What you will do

• Apply expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help customers adopt the Planet Platform
• Align Professional Services project development to customer business and technology strategies
• Build software tools, proofs of concept and sample applications using Planet's APIs and analytics endpoints
• Own the customer success lifecycle from scoping and discovery to project execution
• Collaborate with the Sales team to help close business opportunities
• Influence product direction by gathering insights from customer engagements
• Build and maintain APIs for enterprise and federal customers
• Deliver tailored solutions based on client needs
• Help define, create and analyze usage metrics to drive customer growth

Required qualifications

• 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
• Experience progressing team initiatives and developing new ideas for applications and processes
• Experience debugging & triaging complex problems
• Willingness to collaborate across teams and work independently and as part of a team

Nice to have

• Current TS/SCI Clearance
• Working knowledge of JavaScript and its mapping libraries (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ArcGIS API for JavaScript), Google Earth Engine and its SDK
• 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

Benefits

• 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)
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

About the company

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. The company is both a space company and a data company.