Director of Software Engineering, Analytics (Arlington, VA)

Planet's analytics turn daily satellite images into answers, such as what changed at a site or what moves in a port. As Director of Software Engineering for Analytics you lead and grow the engineering organisation that builds these models and pipelines, reporting to the VP of Technology.

Key responsibilities

• Build the team: staffing plan, hiring and performance
• Turn programme commitments into dated, owned work and report status plainly
• Own analytics delivery for Global Monitoring Service and Maritime Domain Awareness
• Lead the move from hand-built detectors to foundation-model methods
• Work across classified and unclassified environments

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering managers and engineers
• Delivered data, analytics or machine learning systems at scale
• US person status and able to get a US government security clearance

Location and schedule

• Hybrid: you work from the Denver or Washington DC office 3 days a week

Salary and benefits

US base salary $180,700 to $225,900 a year, plus possible bonus and equity. Benefits include medical, dental and vision cover, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and tuition support.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.