Director of Software Engineering, Analytics

The role

As the Director of Software Engineering, Analytics, you will lead, staff, and scale the engineering organization that builds Planet’s analytics, including models and pipelines that turn daily satellite imagery into answers about what changed at a site, what is moving in a port, and what is being built across a country. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Denver or Washington DC office 3 days per week.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute a talent strategy supporting our product roadmap
• Build a staffing plan and develop, recruit, and hire talent accordingly
• Manage performance directly and build bench depth to limit single points of failure
• Turn program commitments into dated, owned work and report status plainly, including slippage
• Own the analytics side of the interface with the Global Monitoring Service (GMS) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) application teams and deliver against the shared quality and latency targets
• Define and execute a strategy for developing models that serve classified and unclassified environments

What it takes

• 8+ years of experience in software or machine learning engineering, with a focus on computer vision, geospatial analytics, or high-scale data systems
• 6+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct experience managing engineering managers and growing an organization through a scaling step
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Track record of shipping machine learning, computer vision, or geospatial analytics into production and owning the results
• Direct experience leading engineering work governed by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), with cleared and uncleared staff on the same team
• Success pairing with a solid technical lead or architect who owned technical direction while you owned people, plan, and delivery

What you'll bring

How we treat you

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, Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement, Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning, Equity, Commuter Benefits (if local to an office), Volunteering Paid Time Off

How to apply

Apply directly on Planet's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.

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