Planet is hiring. 154 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Planet's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
INTERVIEW PREP
20 interview questions for Planet
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Planet's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
154
Posted (30d)
23
-82.4% vs prior
Posted (7d)
7
Posted range
$136K – 170K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Planet's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Planet's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
7
Posted (30d)
23
Posted (90d)
154
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Planet pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- 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
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
U.S.-only hiring history.
Planet has no H-1B petition history we can find.
No H1B sponsorship history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHAT TO EXPECT
What happens after you apply.
Crowdsourced from 12 Scoutify users who applied to Planet in the last 12 months. We see every application because we sent it, then we observe what comes back.
Median cycle length (apply to terminal outcome): 8 days.
Based on 14 applications from 12 Scoutify users · last 12 months
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Planet is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Planetis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 90 positions
+4 more locations
[07] OFFICES
Where Planet works.
Headquartered at San Francisco. So you know where you'd report before you apply.
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[08] LAYOFF HISTORY
What past rounds looked like.
Planet has had 1 reported layoff round on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.
Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record
[09] POSTING PATTERNS
How Planet actually posts.
We re-scan Planet's career page every few minutes and keep the full history. That lets us spot reposts and timing patterns most candidates never see.
Thursday is hiring day at Planet (77% of new postings).
[10] ABOUT
What Planet does, and who fits.
Planet uses space to help life on Earth.
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites, delivering a vast dataset of empirical information through a cloud-based platform. This data helps users develop technologies, drive revenue, and tackle global challenges.
Founded
2010
HQ
San Francisco
Founder
—
Employees
600
2023
Source: Wikidata · QID Q17085620
[11] AT PLANET
The honest take.
A people-centric culture that prioritizes team members and fosters growth.
[12] SECURITY PROGRAM
Planet accepts vulnerability reports.
A public bug bounty signals that Planet treats outside security researchers as collaborators, not threats. Coordinated disclosure happens through the channel below.
[13] CAREER GROWTH
Where Planet takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[14] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Planet's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[15] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Planet uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Planet's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
One-tap coverage: Greenhouse is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. On an Auto-Apply plan, your saved profile and resume are submitted to Planet the moment a matching role goes live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Planet's recent postings
[17] SIMILAR COMPANIES
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[18] FAQ
Questions people ask about Planet.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Yes, Planet does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. This allows you to apply for positions in the U.S. if you meet the qualifications for the role. Given that Planet is headquartered in San Francisco, this is particularly relevant for positions based there.
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