Working Student, Software Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.</strong></p> <p>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>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.</p> <p>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>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>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></div><p><strong>About the Role:  </strong></p> <p>Join our Custom Apps team in Ljubljana as a student developer. We build web and mobile applications that turn satellite imagery into tools for agriculture and land monitoring—working on projects for government agencies and public-facing platforms. You'll support the team across multiple projects, tackling smaller tasks like bug fixes, UI improvements, testing, and integrations. This is hands-on work where you'll learn by doing, with experienced engineers there to guide you—and AI tools to accelerate your learning.</p> <p>This is a part-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Ljubljana office 3 days per week.</p> <p><strong>Impact You’ll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Engineer user interfaces for web and mobile applications to enhance satellite imagery accessibility.</li> <li>Fix software bugs and develop features for backend systems to improve platform stability.</li> <li>Write automated test suites to ensure high code quality and prevent regression.</li> <li>Integrate various services with databases to streamline data flows.</li> <li>Facilitate deployment processes to maintain continuous delivery pipelines.</li> <li>Collaborate in code reviews to maintain and improve team engineering standards.</li> <li>Document technical specifications and workflows for future scalability and maintenance.</li> <li>Utilize AI coding tools to