Software Engineer (Platform Operations)

Join Planet as a Software Engineer in Platform Operations, where you'll design, build, and operate the core infrastructure that enables our engineering teams to deploy and scale their services. You'll work on major platform modernization initiatives, manage cloud-based infrastructure services, enhance observability for key platform services, and collaborate with software engineering teams to refine the developer experience. Enjoy a comprehensive health plan, flexible time off, and numerous other benefits.

• Design and implement core Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions to ensure the secure and scalable operation of Planet's services.
• Actively work on major platform modernization initiatives, including the full migration from legacy tooling to new solutions.
• Manage cloud-based infrastructure services, notably our fleet of Kubernetes clusters, and associated tooling to meet internal needs and support customer-facing service level agreements.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab, ArgoCD), Configuration Management (e.g. Terraform, Crossplane) and GitOps principles
• Ability to use an operational mindset and troubleshooting prowess for complex production environments
• 4+ years of experience in a Platform Engineering, System Administration, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, underlying compute systems, and Linux
• Working knowledge of public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP
• Ability to collaborate and clearly communicate designs and decisions verbally and in writing
• Experience building services in languages such as Go and Python using tools like Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows
• Practical experience with networking and network architectures as it relates to platform infrastructure
• Experience in the operational management and development of core platform systems or open-source infrastructure projects
• If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply!
• Experience with maintaining highly available or operationally resilient infrastructure at very large scales or across multiple clouds
• Experience with Observability tools and best practices