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Leads and scales multidisciplinary engineering teams developing mission-critical defense and intelligence software using satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, AI/ML, and cloud platforms. Owns architecture, systems development, operational reliability, deployment pipelines, compliance with ITAR/EAR, and product engineering roadmaps. Partners with product and executive leadership to deliver high-throughput analytics, real-time alerting, automated detection, and secure commercial and sovereign-cloud solutions.

Drive complex, cross-functional technical programs from concept through delivery. Develop schedules, milestones, metrics, processes, and risk mitigation plans; coordinate Engineering, Product, Design, Space Systems, Enablement, Support, and customers. Translate technical and business requirements, manage dependencies, facilitate data-driven decisions, communicate program status, and improve operational processes. The role supports defense and intelligence solutions, custom deployments, and engineering release cycles in a hybrid Washington, DC or Denver office environment.

Architect and lead enterprise-scale data ecosystems and high-availability pipelines supporting global monitoring products. Build end-to-end solutions spanning architecture, ETL/ELT, orchestration, automated QA, CI/CD, and production integration. Establish data engineering standards, optimize existing systems, mentor team members, conduct design reviews, and partner with Product, Engineering, and commercial leaders. The role focuses on cloud-native, customer-facing data platforms, including geospatial datasets and defense and intelligence applications.

Build, maintain, and operate Mission Control web app and supporting microservices for satellite operations. Implement HTTP APIs, design and deploy infrastructure, automate workflows, ensure CI/CD and testing, collaborate with cross-functional teams to support spacecraft scheduling, telemetry, and operational needs.

Embed within product, software, and data teams to translate ITAR/EAR and OFAC requirements into scalable product features and workflows; conduct export classification reviews; design technical access controls and KYC/restricted-party screening; manage compliance vendor contracts; maintain contemporaneous documentation; audit deployment and development workflows to enable secure, compliant rapid delivery.

Build, maintain, and operate cloud-based services and automation for satellite operations. Manage infrastructure, design/deploy critical systems, support microservices and CI/CD workflows, ensure reliability and SLAs, collaborate with cross-functional teams to minimize operational burden and automate satellite operations.

Design, build, and operate Planet's scalable object and metadata storage platform. Own backend services, Elasticsearch indexing, search, event notification, and disaster recovery. Measure performance, create alerts, be on call, drive system design and architecture, mentor engineers, and contribute to the technical roadmap for highly available, cloud-native data infrastructure.

Build bespoke, mission-critical full-stack software for strategic (defense) customers: front-end, back-end, data integration, cloud (AWS/GCP), and CI/CD. Translate customer needs into technical requirements, mentor engineers, leverage AI tooling for rapid iteration, and deliver reliable solutions while traveling to customer sites.

The Software Engineer in Platform Operations designs and manages core infrastructure, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable platform operations while collaborating with software engineers to improve deployment experiences.

Sell Planet's satellite imagery and data to state and local government agencies: generate pipeline, manage contracts, close large deals, expand accounts, coordinate with SDRs, sales engineers, professional services and customer success, and inform civil go-to-market strategy while maintaining accurate CRM, forecasts, and account plans.