or apply directly on Planet's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Planet's roles stay open a median of 70 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Planet's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Planet
- high 124 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
- 2026-10-23
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
As a Software Engineer in Platform Operations at Planet, you will design, build, and operate the core infrastructure that supports the deployment and scaling of services across the organization. Your role will involve working on Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, managing cloud-based services like Kubernetes, and enhancing observability for platform services. Collaboration with software engineering teams to improve the developer experience will also be a key aspect of your daily responsibilities.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- 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 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
- Experience building services in languages such as Go and Python using tools like Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows
Nice to have
- Experience in the operational management and development of core platform systems or open-source infrastructure projects
- Experience with maintaining highly available or operationally resilient infrastructure at very large scales or across multiple clouds
- Practical experience with networking and network architectures as it relates to platform infrastructure
- Experience with Observability tools and best practices
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
- Remote position with an expectation to work from an office 3 days a week if located near one
- Salary range provided but varies based on location and experience, with no specific figure guaranteed until discussed with a recruiter
- Focus on modern cloud-native platform, but includes migration from legacy tooling which may involve some challenges
Summarised from Planet's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Planet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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