Planet
Software Engineer, Platform Operations
About this role
Planet is seeking a Software Engineer for Platform Operations to enhance their cloud-native platform, focusing on infrastructure design and deployment. The role involves collaboration across engineering teams to ensure scalability, security, and a seamless developer experience.
What you'll do
- Design and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions
- Support platform modernization and migration initiatives
- Manage Kubernetes infrastructure and related tooling
- Enhance observability via tools like Grafana
- Implement features for core systems like GKE clusters
- Collaborate to refine the developer experience
What they're looking for
- 4+ years in Platform Engineering or DevOps
- Expertise in Kubernetes and Linux systems
- Knowledge of GCP or AWS
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab
- Experience in Go and Python programming
- Troubleshooting skills for complex environments
- Ability to communicate technical designs
- Experience with Configuration Management tools
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Company holidays and days off
- [unknown]
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Planet
Planet builds and operates Earth-imaging satellites and the cloud-native platforms that process satellite imagery data. The company is hiring software engineers for platform operations and backend compute systems, as well as hardware engineers (opto-mechanical and electrical) to design satellite payloads and subsystems.
View all jobs at PlanetLikely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with Kubernetes in production. How have you handled cluster scaling, upgrades, or incidents?
- Describe a platform modernization or migration project you've led. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?