Working Student, Professional Services
This working student position is designed for individuals who are interested in applying technology to solve real customer challenges while growing into customer-facing technical professionals. Working alongside our Solutions Architects, you will support the discovery, design, piloting, and delivery of geospatial solutions by combining your technical background with Planet’s products and platforms. You will collaborate directly with customers, engineers, and cross-functional teams, progressively developing the technical and consulting skills required to become a trusted technical advisor.
This is a part-time (20 hours/week), hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin office approximately 2 days per week.
Impact You’ll Own:
Support Solutions Architects in customer discovery, solution design, pilot delivery, and customer adoption.
Participate in customer workshops by gathering requirements, documenting outcomes, coordinating follow-up actions, and supporting Agile solution delivery.
Act as the technical communication bridge for Russian-speaking customers throughout workshops, pilots, and ongoing engagements.
Prepare customer datasets, subscriptions, collections, and Planet platform resources for demonstrations and pilot projects.
Support engineers and architects with solution validation, testing, technical troubleshooting, and customer onboarding.
Contribute to pre-sales activities, customer demonstrations, technical training, and regional onsite engagements.
What You Bring:
Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited university in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography, or a related field.
Familiarity with GIS software such as QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL, ENVI, or similar tools.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Experience supporting customer workshops, gathering requirements, and working directly with end users.
Experience using AI tools for productivity, coding, and rapid prototyping.
Solid communication skills with the ability to collaborate directly with customers and technical teams.
Fluent written and spoken Russian and English.
A proactive, curious, and customer-oriented mindset.
What Makes You Stand Out:
A background in remote sensing, geoscience, or geoinformatics.
Practical experience with Python for geospatial applications, data processing, or automation.
Experience designing geospatial solutions or supporting solution architecture.
Experience with Agile software development and cross-functional product delivery.
Experience with machine learning, modern cloud technologies, CI/CD, or geospatial web applications.
Familiarity with Planet products or Earth observation technologies.
Application Deadline:
11:45p / 23:45 CET on the date stated below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting may be removed earlier than projected if a suitable pool of applications has been received. For this reason, we recommend applying as soon as you are able to.
Benefits While Working at Planet:
These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
Generous time off including vacation, holidays and company global days off
Comprehensive Leave Policies
Employee Wellness Program
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly benefit to choose from a variety of providers (Urban Sports Club, Groceries, Clothes, Entertainment, Transportation...)*
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Volunteering Benefits
Compensation:
The expected starting gross salary range for this role is listed below. Individual placement within this range is determined objectively based on gender-neutral criteria such as your skills, qualifications, and professional experience.
Germany Salary Range
€18—€18 EUR
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