Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes

About Ditto:

Ditto is redefining how data moves at the edge. Our mission is to make it seamless for developers to build resilient, real-time applications, regardless of network conditions. Whether you're in a stadium, airplane, or remote military base, Ditto's peer-to-peer sync engine ensures devices stay connected and data stays consistent, even without internet. With more than $145 million in funding and trusted by organizations like Chick-fil-A, Delta Airlines, and the U.S. military, Ditto powers mission-critical experiences across aviation, retail, travel, hospitality, defense, and more. As a globally distributed, fast-growing startup, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the wide range of perspectives needed to solve the world’s hardest connectivity problems.

Role Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you’ll design and build the core infrastructure that enables Ditto to scale seamlessly across thousands of devices and clusters - whether deployed in airplanes, factories, cruise ships or mission-critical environments with limited connectivity. This role is perfect for engineers who thrive at the intersection of infrastructure automation and distributed systems. You’ll be responsible for evolving Ditto’s Kubernetes-based platform, crafting high-performance backend services in Rust, and ensuring our systems are secure, observable, and self-healing at scale.

What You’ll Be Up To… 

• Architect, build, and maintain core platform services and infrastructure that power Ditto’s runtime, orchestration, and cloud control planes.
• Design and implement Kubernetes operators and controllers to manage Ditto’s platform components, custom resources, and lifecycle automation.
• Work with Rust as a primary backend language.
• Collaborate with SRE and Product teams to define interfaces, contracts, and deployment strategies.
• Participate in design reviews, RFCs, and system architecture discussions.
• Mentor other engineers, raise the standard of quality (tests, documentation, code reviews, reliability).
• Troubleshoot production issues, root-cause failures, and contribute to incident responses.

What Helps You Thrive...

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in backend, infrastructure or systems domains.
• Strong expertise with Kubernetes, including deploying clusters, building custom operators/controllers, CRDs, service mesh, etc.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automation tooling and developer tooling.
• Understanding of observability (metrics, tracing, logs), monitoring, error handling, reliability engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. You’ll be working across teams and often asynchronously.

Great-to-Haves…

• Experience writing Kubernetes operators in Rust, or a strong interest in learning.
• Experience with cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid / multi-cloud strategies.
• Familiarity or interest in CRDTs, peer-to-peer protocols, mesh networking, or offline-first architectures.
• Experience building global or large-scale SaaS, multi-tenant infrastructure
• Experience working in a startup / high-velocity environment

Pay Transparency at Ditto 

Ditto uses a location-based compensation model. This means pay ranges for the same role may vary depending on where you live, based on cost of living and market data.The ranges you see on our job postings represent the full span of target compensation across all markets where we hire. Within that range, actual offers are determined by a candidate’s skills and experience. This ensures we remain competitive with local markets while also maintaining internal consistency and fairness in real spending power across locations. 

The Benefits of Building with Us

We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity. We believe everyone on the team should have a stake in what we’re building. Benefits vary by region to make sure you're covered in the ways that matter most. In the US, that includes health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus a 401(k) and flexible spending accounts. In the UK, we offer private healthcare through Vitality, a pension plan, and region-specific coverage. For our team members elsewhere in the world, we work with our global employer platform to offer equitable benefits and coverage. 

Regardless of where you live, everyone at Ditto can utilize flexible time off. And while we work remotely, our Atlanta and San Francisco offices are open if you ever want a place to work or meet up with teammates.

Apply Anyway

At Ditto, we know game-changers don’t always come wrapped in a “perfect” resume. Years of experience? Every single bullet point checked? Meh. That’s not what drives us.

What does matter?

• Grit.
• Curiosity.
• Adaptability.
• And a genuine spark for what we’re building.

So if you’re fired up about our mission but not sure you tick every box - hit that apply button anyway. Use your application to show us how you’ll make an impact here.

We’re always on the lookout for exceptional humans who want to grow, stretch, and build something meaningful with us.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ditto is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Ditto is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know.

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