Engineering Manager-Platform Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Ditto is on a mission to unleash the full power of edge devices by removing all the plumbing required to build amazing applications. We bridge the digital divide by enabling real-time data synchronization—even when internet connectivity is limited or non-existent. Our peer-to-peer technology is trusted by major customers like Chick-fil-A and Delta Airlines, and we also work closely with the U.S. military on mission-critical connectivity solutions. As a fast-growing startup poised for a future IPO, our team is globally distributed, and our core values are trust, communication, and continuous improvement. We celebrate diversity and strive to create a team that encompasses a wide range of backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to lead our platform engineering team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. This role involves overseeing the development of solutions for "Bring Your Own Cloud" (BYOC) deployments, building multi-tenant SaaS platforms, and developing custom Kubernetes operators to automate and enhance our cloud capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies, Kubernetes, and a proven track record of managing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Platform Engineering Team: Lead and magnify the impact of a team of 6-10 skilled individual contributors. Be responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work.
• Recruit and Grow Talent: Build a strong engineering team through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development initiatives.
• Build a Great Platform: Ensure our platform supports our customers needs and provides SREs with the tools they need to maintain and observe our products.
• Raise the Bar on Technical Excellence: Ensure high test coverage, rigorous engineering, stellar documentation, and a consistently high technical bar.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Collaborate with your team, engineering leadership, and product managers to define Platform roadmaps, prioritize features, and align engineering efforts with business goals.
• Automate and Optimize: Improve developer workflows through automation, large scale CI/CD, and investments in tooling that maximize productivity and ensure scalability.
• Ship It!: Regularly ship patch, minor, and major versions of our platform including new cloud provider support and other customer requested offerings, and invest in automation and tooling to make this a breeze.
• Be a Culture Custodian: Set team culture by example, expanding Ditto’s culture of trust, communication, and continual improvement.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience managing teams of software engineers.
• Experience with people-management responsibilities such as hiring, performance management.

Company Information

Ditto is on a mission to unleash the full power of edge devices by removing all the plumbing required to build amazing applications. We bridge the digital divide by enabling real-time data synchronization—even when internet connectivity is limited or non-existent. Our peer-to-peer technology is trusted by major customers like Chick-fil-A and Delta Airlines, and we also work closely with the U.S. military on mission-critical connectivity solutions. As a fast-growing startup poised for a future IPO, our team is globally distributed, and our core values are trust, communication, and continuous improvement. We celebrate diversity and strive to create a team that encompasses a wide range of backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives.