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Solutions Architect I, Professional Services

Planet · Arlington, VA · On-site

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About Planet

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

Solution Architects on Planet’s Professional Services team are experienced technologists who work with customers to make them successful users of Planet's product offerings. Different users need different things; as a Solution Architect, you are a good listener capable of understanding users' problems to apply creative solutions. Your efforts will be directly visible in a customer's ability to make global change actionable. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience working in the DoD/IC space in a technical capacity
  • Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field
  • Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems & code bases
  • Experience working in a dynamic environment with the ability to tackle unique challenges presented by its dynamic conditions
  • Experience progressing team initiatives and developing new ideas for applications and processes
  • Experience debugging & triaging complex problems
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.

Solution Architects on Planet’s Professional Services team are...

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