Maya Midzik

Maya Midzik is a highly experienced software engineer with a strong background in geophysics and computer science. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer and Technical Lead at Planet since August 2018, Maya leads the engineering efforts for imagery catalogs and delivery APIs, leveraging expertise in Golang, Python, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform. Previously, Maya developed and managed a compute platform for processing millions of satellite images daily and designed machine learning infrastructure for analytics products. Prior experience includes roles as a Technical Product Manager at LiveRamp and leadership positions in NASA's DEVELOP National Program and Airborne Research Program. Maya earned a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from Yale University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.