Payments, POS, and tax-free solutions for retail and hospitality
Planet operates a multi-product payments and software platform serving retail, hospitality, and food & beverage merchants across 120+ markets. The tech stack reveals a mature, compliance-heavy organization: Java backend, Angular frontend, heavy testing infrastructure (Selenium, Playwright, JMeter, Gatling), and cloud analytics (Snowflake). Hiring velocity is accelerating with sales leading (36 open roles), followed by support (31) and engineering (25) — a pattern consistent with geographic expansion and merchant onboarding at scale. Active projects around third-party supplier security governance and PMS training signal operational focus on risk management and customer success rather than product innovation.
Notable leadership hires: Business Development Lead, Legal Director, Finance Director
Planet is a globally distributed payments and software provider founded in 1985, headquartered in London with operations spanning six continents and over 2,500 employees. The company serves retail, hospitality, food & beverage, and parking verticals with three integrated product lines: payment processing and acquiring, point-of-sale and hospitality software, and tax-free shopping solutions. Customers range from independent merchants to large multi-location operators in more than 120 markets. The business model combines transaction-based acquiring revenue with recurring software licensing and implementation services.
Planet is actively recruiting across 21 countries including Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Greece, Cyprus, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Canada.
Backend: Java, REST APIs. Frontend: Angular, TypeScript. Testing: Selenium, Playwright, JMeter, Gatling, TestNG. DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git. Infrastructure: Windows, Linux, VMware, Veeam. Analytics: Snowflake. Business tools: Salesforce, Odoo, Jira, Confluence.
Yes. Planet has 25 active engineering roles open with mid-level (48 total) and senior (40 total) engineers making up the majority of the hiring mix across 172 total openings.
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