About the job
Welcome to Planet. We harness the power of space to enhance life on Earth.
As the architects of the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, Planet provides an unparalleled dataset of empirical insights through a groundbreaking cloud-based platform. Our services cater to pivotal sectors including commercial, environmental, and humanitarian domains, merging our identity as both a space and data company.
Our clients worldwide leverage Planet’s data to innovate technologies, boost revenue, facilitate research, and tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.
At Planet, we manage every aspect of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, creating an inspiring workplace filled with specialists from diverse fields.
We prioritize a people-centric culture and community, continuously evolving to place our team members first while preparing for our company's growth. Join us in transforming how the world perceives itself through our innovative mission.
With a global workforce, our team operates remotely and from various offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.
About the Role:
At Planet, our mission is to capture daily images of the entire planet, rendering global changes visible, accessible, and actionable. We stand at a pivotal moment, transforming groundbreaking AI research into a delivery-oriented enterprise product. To this end, we are establishing a dedicated product group to launch the AI Geospatial Assistant, revolutionizing the way our customers interact with global imagery to address critical challenges in forensics and daily change detection.
Our objective is to render complex insights user-friendly through an intuitive interface that requires no prior training. Operating with a startup mentality, our team emphasizes rapid learning and customer-driven success criteria, swiftly advancing from private alpha to general availability.
As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a dynamic team alongside your product partner throughout this exciting transition. You will manage a high-velocity group of engineers tasked with evolving geospatial AI capabilities into a robust, market-ready product. Your focus will be on operational excellence, defining success metrics, managing project scope, and ensuring our cutting-edge technology evolves into a reliable tool that offers a sustainable competitive edge for our clients.
This is a full-time, hybrid role, requiring in-office work at our San Francisco location three days a week.

