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Planet

Surveying and Mapping Services

Founded by ex-NASA scientists, Planet Labs is revolutionizing and democratizing the satellite industry. Imaging the world every day to make change visible, accessible, and actionable.

Is Planet hiring?

Yes. As of November 11, 2026, Planet has 203 open roles on Metaintro. 107 were posted in the last 30 days.

Open roles

Newest first. Pay shown when the posting lists it.

Layoffs

Planet announcements in the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker.

By year

YearAnnouncementsJobs affected
2024198

Jobs affected as stated by a source; announcements without a stated number are not counted.

Full Planet layoffs timeline

Hiring pattern

How fast Planet is adding roles, and how they're set up.

New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month

69
86
46
148
29
JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
November: 29 new roles.

How roles are set upShare of open roles

76%
8%
8%
8%
HybridRemoteOn-siteNot stated
84% of roles are hybrid or remote.

Customers

All 11 companies Planet names as customers.

Customers hiring now1

  • FMI30 open roles

Case studies10

  • IGAC
  • Marion Ag Service
  • Justdiggit
  • UMITRON
  • Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department
  • Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
  • Map Impact
  • Shrimpl
  • Kilimo
  • Uzcosmos Agency

AI launches and partners

What Planet has launched and who it works with on AI.

  • LaunchAI-Enabled SearchAI-Enabled Search lets users explore a decade of Planet imagery using everyday language.
  • LaunchPlanet MosaicsPlanet Mosaics support quantitative analysis workflows like automated AI and machine learning.
  • LaunchPlanet Analytic FeedsPlanet Analytic Feeds leverage machine learning and the Planet Archive to automatically identify objects and features of interest from Planet Monitoring data.
  • LaunchAI-Powered Change Detection for GovernmentPlanet offers AI-Powered Change Detection for Government.

Interviews

How Planet describes its hiring process.

“Find your fit Browse open roles across technical and non-technical teams on our Greenhouse job board.”

Skills they ask for

Most frequent across open postings.

Most requested skills

  • Python
  • Communication
  • SQL
  • Stakeholder management
  • CI/CD
  • Salesforce
  • Kubernetes
  • Git
  • Customer service
  • Negotiation
  • Snowflake
  • Microsoft Office

Tech stack

CMS
Sanity
Frameworks
Next.js
Analytics
Google Analytics 4
Google Tag Manager
Marketing
Marketo
VWO
Libraries
Tailwind CSS
Swiper
D3.js
Security
OneTrust

Company facts

Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Employees
501–1,000
Founded
2010
Industry
Surveying and Mapping Services
Sector (NAICS)
Information
Ticker
PL
Peer
Trimble
Website
planet.com
Social
LinkedIn · X · YouTube

Sources: Headquarters, Employees, and Founded from Wikidata

Roles by location

Where Planet is hiring. Pick a city to see its roles.

Similar companies

Companies in the same industry as Planet that are hiring now.

Questions about Planet

Is Planet hiring?
Yes. As of November 11, 2026, Planet has 203 open roles on Metaintro. 107 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Developer (31), Sales (22), and Customer Support (20).
Has Planet had layoffs?
The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 1 announcement for Planet. The latest was announced on July 5, 2024. Sources report 98 jobs affected in total.
Where is Planet hiring?
Planet is hiring in San Francisco, Berlin, Arlington, Warsaw, London, and United States, with the most open roles in San Francisco.
Does Planet offer remote or hybrid work?
76% of open roles are hybrid and 8% are remote.
What is the interview process at Planet?
Planet describes it this way: “Find your fit Browse open roles across technical and non-technical teams on our Greenhouse job board.”

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