# Senior Flight Software Engineer at Planet

- Company: Planet
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://www.planet.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-02
- Apply by: 2026-12-17
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/planetlabs/jobs/8291896?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/planet-senior-flight-software-engineer/

## About the role

Planet’s Flight Software Team is responsible for all of the embedded software that powers our diverse fleet of Superdove, Skysat, Pelican, and Tanager satellites. The software we build and maintain deploys to orbiting spacecraft hundreds of kilometers away and spans many functional verticals, including navigation and avionics, payload control, radio software, and supporting tooling and infrastructure. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience with Ubuntu and/or Debian distributions of Linux
- Experience with embedded C with or without an RTOS, preferably on STM32
- Experience with C and C++ application code on UNIX/Linux
- Knowledge of Python 3 and Python 2
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar, or equivalent work experience
- Ability to use lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, voltmeters, and similar to investigate software and system behavior

Tags: Flight Software

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