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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 5, 2026, Planet has 202 open roles on Metaintro. 103 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

68
86
46
148
7
JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
November: 7 new roles.

How roles are set upShare of open roles

77%
8%
9%
6%
HybridRemoteOn-siteNot stated
85% of roles are hybrid or remote.

Customers

All 12 companies Planet names as customers.

Customers hiring now1

  • FMI26 open roles

Case studies11

  • EOMAP
  • Pan Pac Forest Products
  • 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.

  • LaunchPlanet SuperResPlanet SuperRes uses generative AI with Planet data to deliver sharp, natural-looking satellite imagery.
  • LaunchPlanet MosaicsPlanet Mosaics can be used in quantitative analysis workflows like automated AI and machine learning.
  • LaunchPlanet Analytic FeedsPlanet Analytic Feeds leverage machine learning and the deep Planet Archive to automatically identify objects and features of interest from Planet Monitoring data.
  • LaunchAI-Powered Change DetectionPlanet offers AI-Powered Change Detection for Government.

Skills they ask for

Most frequent across open postings.

Most requested skills

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

Tech stack

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

Company facts

Headquarters
San Francisco, US
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.

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

Questions about Planet

Is Planet hiring?
Yes. As of November 5, 2026, Planet has 202 open roles on Metaintro. 103 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Developer (26), Product/Project Management (22), and Sales (22).
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?
77% of open roles are hybrid and 8% are remote.
Who are Planet's customers?
Planet names 12 customers, including FMI, EOMAP, Pan Pac Forest Products, Marion Ag Service, and Justdiggit.
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