Senior Software Engineer, Ditto

Database

Salary not provided

+ Stock options

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Kafka

C++

Rust

Azure

Prometheus

Grafana

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Resilient edge device connectivity

Job no longer available

Resilient edge device connectivity

201-500 employees

B2BInternet of ThingsComputer VisionSaaSMobileAPI

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Stock options

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Kafka

C++

Rust

Azure

Prometheus

Grafana

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

201-500 employees

B2BInternet of ThingsComputer VisionSaaSMobileAPI

Company mission

To expand the internet via software enabling devices to synchronise data in real-time, even where the internet doesn't reach.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
2-5 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on distributed systems and low-level programming languages like Rust and/or modern C/C++
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and large-scale distributed systems
Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization techniques
Excellent communication skills, especially in asynchronous collaboration
Experience with on-call rotations and incident response tools and procedures
Ability to work effectively in a globally distributed team

Desirable

Familiarity with storage engines like RocksDB or messaging systems like Kafka
Familiarity with Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs)
Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana
Experience building data systems at scale

What the job involves

Your role is to help build the future of cloud database technology at Ditto that aggregates all the data from the edge platform with a custom, scalable, high-performance distributed system. You will work on both new features and optimizing existing infrastructure to ensure reliability and performance at scale
Work with a remote team, manage your own time, and tackle interesting problems
Design, build, and maintain highly available and performant distributed systems
Develop, optimize, and maintain infrastructure that supports Ditto’s peer-to-peer technology, focusing on scaling data synchronization
Design and maintain high-performance, consistent caches and proxies to bridge Big Peers and Small Peers in the network
Ensure data consistency and system performance by implementing correctness and load tests
Collaborate with the SRE team to monitor, debug, and optimize distributed systems in production environments
Write technical documentation, and contribute to system architecture designs
Drive performance tuning efforts to ensure systems meet the demands of large-scale, distributed environments
Participate in on-call rotations, partnering with the SRE team to manage production systems and meet uptime SLAs

Our take

While it's convenient to assume that all the data an app needs is always located in a single place, the reality is more messy. Multi-cloud platforms, IoT devices with varied or limited connectivity and even smartphones can hold necessary data for many applications. The problem for developers is how to tame, access and use this data. Ditto exists to fix this, providing a distributed database that pulls and synchronizes data from edge devices and the cloud.

Able to operate even in locations without internet, using peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and wired networks to pull data together, it provides a layer of infrastructure which is increasingly required as IoT picks up steam. However, it is not the only entrant in this growing market, and faces competition from the likes of Whalesync, PieSync and Grouparoo.

While most of these companies provide the same kind of functionality, Ditto's large and growing customer base in the tens of thousands (including the likes of the US Air Force, Lufthansa and Japan Airlines) indicates that its product is a strong competitor in this space. It has also attracted the attention of investors, closing a hefty Series B round in 2025. It intends to use this funding to deepen its partnerships and expand its products into new markets, all in an effort to globally scale its operations.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Mar 2025

$82m

SERIES B

Apr 2023

$45m

SERIES A

Total funding: $136m

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Adam Fish

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Prior to co-founding Ditto in 2018, Adam co-founded Roobiq. They also previously worked as a Technical Consultant for HBO's Silicon Valley television show.

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