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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Planet's roles stay open a median of 34 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Planet's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Planet
- high 56 stale, 12 reposted of 127 open
- Hiring momentum
- 156 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Planet's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Planet.
About this role
The Vice President of Defense and Intelligence Engineering at Planet will lead and scale the software engineering organization responsible for developing dual-use products and applications. This role involves overseeing technical architecture, systems development, and operational delivery of key products while collaborating with various teams to transform satellite imagery into mission-critical software solutions. The position requires strong leadership in engineering practices and compliance with regulatory standards.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Planet as an employer.
What you need
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering and systems architecture, focusing on high-scale data, computer vision, or geospatial applications
- 8+ years of experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering organizations
- Experience managing engineering teams and software build pipelines governed by ITAR and EAR
- Track record of architecting and operating dual-use or defense software applications at scale
- Active high-level government security clearance or eligibility to obtain top-secret clearance
- Deep technical expertise in distributed cloud architectures and machine learning model integration
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a relevant technical discipline
- Experience building foundation models for remote sensing use cases or automated execution loops
- Background in developing software for secure government environments or sovereign cloud deployments
- Experience in multi-sensor data fusion workflows
What you get
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Home Office Reimbursement
Worth weighing
- The role requires a hybrid work model, necessitating in-office presence three days a week in either San Francisco or Washington DC.
- No specific salary figure is provided, only a range based on experience and location.
- The position involves compliance with ITAR and EAR, which may limit the candidate pool.
- The job description emphasizes a visionary leadership role, which may imply high expectations for strategic direction and innovation.
Summarised from Planet's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Planet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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