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About the Role

The Technical Support Engineer will manage and resolve challenging issues for Planet partners and customers. This role requires developing subject matter expertise with Planet products, collaborating with team members, and quickly gaining an understanding of remote sensing, GIS, the Planet platform, APIs, and internal applications. It is a customer-facing position in a collaborative environment, demanding strong interpersonal skills. You will build relationships with product engineering teams to ensure smooth product deployments and timely resolution of technical problems, directly enabling customers to understand our changing world.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to Planet customers, partners, and employees via email, phone, chat, or in person.
Meet/exceed customer expectations regarding response frequency, quality, and overall experience.
Build foundational relationships with partner teams, including Engineering, Customer Success, Sales, and Product Management.
Troubleshoot complex technical issues and understand their impact on customer business priorities to develop solutions.
Manage and prioritize product bugs and enhancement requests.
Participate in projects that improve the efficiency, quality, and overall customer experience with Planet products.

Requirements

4+ years of relevant experience in technical support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis in a customer-facing role.
2+ years of experience in scripting languages (JavaScript, Python, Perl) and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Oracle).
Understanding of API integration and web application stacks.
Familiarity with geo-spatial data, satellite imagery, and GIS applications (e.g., ESRI, QGIS).
Experience with AWS and container-based technology.
Ability to manage communications for critical customer situations and coordinate resources.
Ability to multitask, prioritize workload, and work both independently and collaboratively.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical education and work experience.
Willingness to travel as necessary to client sites and to participate in scheduled weekend on-call support.
Must have a valid work permit or legal authorization to work in the EU at the time of application.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Skills

Technical support
Troubleshooting
Root cause analysis
Scripting languages (JavaScript, Python, Perl)
Relational databases (MySQL, Oracle)
API integration
Web application stacks
Geo-spatial data
Satellite imagery
GIS applications (ESRI, QGIS)
AWS
Container-based technology
Communication
Multitasking
Prioritization
Independent work
Collaborative work
Zendesk
JIRA

Location

Berlin
Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

4+ years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical education and work experience.

Benefits

Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
Employee Wellness Program
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Volunteering Paid Time Off

About the Company

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.
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, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Equal Opportunity

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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