About the role

Role overview

Planet’s Global Monitoring Service (GMS) App Team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Front-End) to lead the development of the application’s frontend for Defense & Intelligence customers. The product delivers daily, near-real time monitoring and analytic insights on customer-defined sites using Planet’s satellite data.

Key responsibilities

Own design and implementation of frontend features.
Develop and maintain frontend applications using React and TypeScript.
Mentor and grow teammates via code reviews and technical discussions.
Contribute to backend systems and APIs as needed (frontend ownership remains primary).
Make frontend architectural decisions, including:
- component design
- state management patterns
Collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver customer solutions.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience building web applications.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Strong proficiency in React and component-based architecture.
Experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
Ability to lead feature implementation from discovery through deployment.
Proven ability to improve team practices through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
Mentoring experience with front-end best practices.
Working proficiency in English.
Experience with state management and data fetching in frontend apps.
Experience working with REST APIs.
Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, and responsive design.

Nice to have

Experience with monorepo tooling or large-scale frontend architectures.
Experience with mapping libraries or data visualization tools.
Experience with modern testing frameworks, CI/CD, and using AI tools to improve productivity.
Background in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, or the defense & intelligence sector.

Work location / remote policy

Full-time, remote (based in the United States).
If located near a Planet office, expect to work from that office 3 days per week.

About Planet

Planet is a space and data company that designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites. It provides a cloud-based platform delivering high-value, empirical satellite datasets for commercial, environmental, and humanitarian use cases. Planet’s work spans hardware, data processing, and software engineering to support global customers worldwide.

Senior Software Engineer, Front-End - D&I Solutions

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