Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. 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. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, and The Netherlands.
About the Role:
We are seeking a working student to join our Geospatial Data Support team in Berlin. The ideal candidate will have a mix of curiosity and passion along with a drive for results. You will gain first-hand experience at geospatial data engineering, from data modeling, visualization and analysis. Your role would be to build data products and solutions such as dashboards, notebooks and visualizations for different data consumers across Planet organization in order to improve the satellite collection performance, task performance and customer satisfaction. To do this, we will need to work with origin, staged, and modeled data, and our work is heavily based on git, dbt, python, and SQL.
Impact You’ll Own:
- Build metrics dashboards and maps
- Build data models to transform business problems into actionable metrics
- Database querying to reply to product, business or operational problems
- Document data models and infrastructure
- Perform data analysis to improve space missions operations
What You Bring:
- A belief in our mission, our values and in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- Studying software or data engineering related courses
- Basic SQL skills (PostGIS is a plus)
- Basic experience with geospatial data tools and formats (GeoJSON, geopandas, CARTO)
- Accurate and reliable working ethic
- Flexible and able to react to change quickly and efficiently
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
- Highly motivated and proactive team player who is eager to learn
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Benefits While Working at Planet:
- Additional company winter holidays and regular global days off
- Remote friendly work environment and flexible working hours
- Contribution to our growth by offering equity options for employees
- Giving back to the community - one day per quarter for charitable work
- Learning and Development Reimbursement
- Regular hack-weeks and meetup events to exchange knowledge
- Home office budget
- Employee Resource Groups providing empowering spaces for connection and mentorship
#LI-NB1
Why we care so much about Belonging.
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. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging, dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work with diversity, equity and inclusion. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply! At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.
EEO statement:
Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Accommodations:
Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the interview process, please call Planet's front office at 669-214-9404 or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
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