Key skills
PythonGoAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle CloudTerraformKubernetesDockerGKEArgoCDAPI GatewayGrafanaGitGitLabGitOpsCI/CD
About this role
Planet is a global company that designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. The Software Engineer in Platform Operations will be responsible for designing, building, and operating the core infrastructure to enable reliable deployment and scaling of services, focusing on security, scalability, and reliability.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- Enhance and maintain observability for key platform services, leveraging Grafana and other tools to establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and improve operational readiness
- Implement improvements and features for core systems owned by the team, such as GKE clusters, public API gateway, and other managed infrastructure solutions
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to refine the developer experience (DevEx) of our managed infrastructure
Requirements:
- 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
- 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