Devops Engineer
Posted on 1/12/2023
INACTIVE
Planet

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides daily global satellite imagery and insights
Company Overview
Planet is a global leader in daily satellite imagery and insights, offering a unique value proposition by imaging the entirety of Earth's landmass daily, a feat unmatched by competitors. The company's technology, developed by former NASA scientists, powers a vast fleet of imaging satellites and sophisticated online software, providing invaluable data to decision-makers across various sectors. This data aids in tackling global challenges, from optimizing agricultural practices to monitoring environmental changes and providing visual evidence of conflict zones, demonstrating Planet's significant industry impact and technical prowess.
Food & Agriculture
Data & Analytics
Hardware
Energy
Social Impact
Aerospace

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$777.7M

Founded

2010

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

58%
Locations
London, UK • Remote
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Chef
Python
Puppet
Git
Ruby
Docker
Elasticsearch
Jenkins
Terraform
Ansible
Development Operations (DevOps)
Linux/Unix
Google Cloud Platform
CategoriesNew
DevOps & Infrastructure
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • Experience working with large web applications or computer clusters
  • Familiarity with a web app software ecosystem like Python or Ruby
  • Hands-on experience with Linux deployment and administration
  • Experience using configuration management tools (i.e. Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Saltstack) in a production environment (we use Salt and Terraform)
  • Excellent understanding of Network principles
  • 5 years experience in infrastructure development and/or operations
  • Experience deploying and operating large scale services on GCP or a similar public cloud infrastructure
Responsibilities
  • Development and operation of Planet's corporate infrastructure
  • Implementation and integration of improvements and new systems
  • Supporting the companies operations by delivering continuous availability of our base infrastructure and applications
  • Be a member of an impactful and growing team
Desired Qualifications
  • Operational experience in deploying and maintaining databases
  • Operations of ElasticSearch installations
  • Experience using Docker, ECS or Linux Containers in a production environment
  • Experience with a development focused operations team
  • Awareness of best practices about systems security and defensive programming
  • Experience with version control e.g. Git
  • Experience with programming and scripting languages e.g. Python, Shell
  • Experience in deploying and maintaining virtual machines e.g. KVM
  • Experience in software development using CI/CD processes and tools e.g. Jenkins, GitLab