# Senior Software Engineer, Mission Optimization 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: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/planetlabs/jobs/8197622?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/planet-senior-software-engineer-mission-optimization/

## About the role

The Mission Optimization team is responsible for continuously improving the operations and productivity of the world’s largest Earth observation satellite constellation. We identify, triage, and resolve the bottlenecks that limit what our fleets can deliver – from contact scheduling and downlink latency, to collection capacity, to concepts of operation for our future missions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent depth achieved through your work
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Deep proficiency in Python or a comparable language, with a track record of designing and shipping systems that other people depend on
- Ability to take an ambiguous, loosely scoped problem and drive it to a measurable outcome with minimal direction
- Data-driven approach, including statistical analysis and reasoning over large operational datasets
- Effective written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences

Tags: Mission Systems

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