Director of Software Engineering, Analytics is open at Planet in Arlington, VA; Denver, CO. The posting gives a salary of $181K - $226K. Posted on Oct 13, 2026, and still on Planet’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As the Director of Software Engineering, Analytics , you will lead, staff, and scale the engineering organization that builds Planet’s analytics: the 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. These analytics power Planet’s dual-use products such as Global Monitoring Service (GMS) and Maritime…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Planet’s careers page.
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