Infrastructure Solutions Engineer

Planet

. Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-engineering infrastructure requests, resolving immediate blockers and triaging complex issues to core platform owners .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $127,000 - $158,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Platform Engineering and DevOps, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and GitOps tooling. Proficient in software development with Go and Python, and experienced in managing workloads on Kubernetes within public cloud environments.

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Platform EngineeringInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)Kubernetes DeploymentCloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)Software Development (Go, Python)

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Hard Skills

Platform EngineeringDevOpsSystem AdministrationSite Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)KubernetesSoftware Development (Go)Software Development (Python)CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab)Observability Dashboards

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional Project ManagementTechnical Communication

Tools & Technologies

TerraformHelmGitOps (ArgoCD)Cloud Platforms (GCP)Observability StackConfiguration ManagementClient LibrariesRunbooksDashboardsTelemetry Practices

Industry Keywords

InfrastructureCloud EnvironmentsDeveloper EnablementInternal ToolingBlock Storage Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-engineering infrastructure requests, resolving immediate blockers and triaging complex issues to core platform owners
Execute complex workload and storage migrations across cloud environments, creating proof-of-concepts, configuration ports, and repeatable migration playbooks
Drive scoped technical deliverables within team engagements, collaborating with capability owners and internal partners to complete infrastructure objectives
Develop infrastructure tooling, Terraform modules, Helm charts, CLIs, and client libraries in Go and Python to enable standardized platform adoption
Create technical documentation, runbooks, and worked examples to reduce recurring engineering support queries
Instrument observability dashboards and reporting tools to provide engineering teams visibility into infrastructure cost, capacity, and usage
Make Planet’s infrastructure easier to use by supporting engineering teams and enabling platform adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, System Administration, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related infrastructure discipline
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting workloads on Kubernetes in production environments
Experience operating within public cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane) and GitOps tooling (Helm, ArgoCD) alongside CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
Proficiency in software development using Go or Python for automation and tooling
Ability to drive cross-functional projects to completion and communicate technical updates across team boundaries
Experience in a developer enablement, platform support, or internal tooling role serving software engineers is a plus
Experience with large-scale block storage technologies such as GCP Persistent Disk, Hyperdisk, or Ceph is a plus
Familiarity with workflow orchestration frameworks such as Temporal or large-scale batch data processing pipelines is a plus
Exposure to enterprise observability stack configuration and telemetry practices is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Volunteering Paid Time Off
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity) may be available