Solutions Architect I, Professional Services

We believe in using space to help life on Earth. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one. Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world's toughest obstacles. As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains. We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands. Solution Architects on Planet's Professional Services team are experienced technologists who work with customers to make them successful users of Planet's product offerings. as a Solution Architect, you are a good listener capable of understanding users' problems to apply creative solutions. Your efforts will be directly visible in a customer's ability to make global change actionable. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Arlington, VA office 3 days per week. Apply your expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help Planet's Professional Services customers be successful in their adoption of the Planet Platform. Understand and align Professional Services project development to your customer's business and technology strategies. Build software tools, proofs of concept and sample applications, while continuously improving customer and developed applications, using Planet's APIs and analytics endpoints. Own the customer success lifecycle for Professional Services engagements, from scoping and discovery, to project execution and writing requirements documents, applying your expertise in data analytics, collaborating with software engineers, leading a training event, or delivering solutions to a client. Collaborate with the Sales team to help close business opportunities, further growing Planet's customer base and usage of Planet data across vertical markets. Influence the direction of Planet's products and offerings by gathering insights from customer engagements and the user community. Build and maintain APIs which serve our enterprise and federal customers. Help define, create and analyze usage metrics to drive customer growth. Bachelor's degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field ~ Experience progressing team initiatives and developing new ideas for applications and processes ~ Working knowledge of JavaScript and its mapping libraries (OpenLayers, Leaflet, ArcGIS API for JavaScript), Google Earth Engine and its SDK Experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL, SQL) and distributed databases (NoSQL) Ability programming with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, interact with APIs and build data pipelines Familiarity with Linux systems and knowledge of shell scripting Expertise with QGIS, Esri software, GDAL or other common geospatial software. Experience with cloud deployments; GCP, AWS, Azure Ability to lead customer engagements Application Deadline: 11:45p / 23:45 PT on the date stated below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting may be removed earlier than projected if a suitable pool of applications has been received. These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy. ~ 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 ~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) ~ The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). We're dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. 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