Data Scientist | Planet | Remote (Slovenia)

<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">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.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Customers and users across the globe use Planet&#8217;s data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">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.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">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.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About the Role:</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are looking for a passionate data scientist to join our Data Science teams focusing on Agriculture, Water and Climate domains. Our mission is to provide high quality validated markers that enable us and our partners to extract insights from dense temporal stacks of satellite imagery. Our team works with multi-sensor earth observations data, developing workflows that extract insights from Planet’s unique constellation and public data sources. From data collected by satellites orbiting the Earth, our algorithms can tell when farmers have plowed or mowed their fields or meadows, the land cover of a particular area of interest, or what type of crop is being grown. We track and monitor large areas, and extract other valuable information in fields of agriculture, land management, real estate, climate changes and others. We work closely with selected customers to shorten the feedback look. You will contribute by developing reliable, scalable, and science-based methods using time series of satellite-based signals. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to work with an experienced team of scientists and engineers, experiment with deploying your models at scale, and iterate with feedback from clients and partners. Our team nurtures collaborative culture and is distributed remotely across the EU.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Impact You’ll Own:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Develop algorithms and machine learning models to extract insights from satellite imagery time series and satellite imagery.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate with the team to iteratively build solutions based on our platform and existing data building blocks.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Inspire and enable our partners to extract insights using our platform.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Implement models as efficient python code that can be deployed at scale.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Document and organize your work to be transparent and repeatable.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Write (internal) research reports, public blog posts and reports for clients.</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What You Bring:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher in computer science, data science or other STEM fields.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Solid understanding of machine learning</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">2+ years of experience writing Python code</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with version control and Git</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Problem-solving skills</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactiveness and self-initiative</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ability to write maintainable and well-documented code</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Fluency in English (written and spoken)</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What Makes You Stand Out:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with cloud environments</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Remote sensing expertise</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Benefits While Working at Planet:</strong></p>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Additional company winter holidays and regular global days off</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Remote friendly work environment and flexible working hours</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Contribution to our growth by offering equity options for employees</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Giving back to the community &#8211; one day per quarter for charitable work</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Regular hack-weeks and meetup events to exchange knowledge</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Home office budget</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Employee Resource Groups providing empowering spaces for connection and mentorship</span></li>
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<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Why we care so much about Belonging.</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging, dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work with diversity, equity and inclusion. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please&#8230; do apply! At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from <a href="https://www.planet.com/pulse/making-space-for-everyone-how-planet-is-building-a-global-workforce/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">around the world</a> who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">EEO statement:</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">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. <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088%5FEEOC%5FKnowYourRights%5F10%5F20.pdf" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Know Your Rights</a>.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Accommodations:</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to <a href="mailto:accommodations@planet.com" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer">accommodations@planet.com </a>or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.</p>
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