Discover how Planet's daily satellite imagery and insights empower global decisions and actions with a multidimensional view of our changing planet. Backed by Felicis and Lux.
About the role
As the Director of Software Engineering, Analytics , you will lead, staff, and scale the engineering organization that builds Planet’s analytics: the models and pipelines that turn daily satellite imagery into answers about what changed at a site, what is moving in a port, and what is being built across a country. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of experience in software or machine learning engineering, with a focus on computer vision, geospatial analytics, or high-scale data systems
- 6+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct experience managing engineering managers and growing an organization through a scaling step
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Track record of shipping machine learning, computer vision, or geospatial analytics into production and owning the results
- Direct experience leading engineering work governed by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), with cleared and uncleared staff on the same team
- Success pairing with a solid technical lead or architect who owned technical direction while you owned people, plan, and delivery
More about this role
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.
As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.
As the Director of Software Engineering, Analytics , you will lead,...
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