Senior Software 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 position: Ditto aims to expand the internet beyond traditional reach. Our groundbreaking software empowers devices to synchronize data in real-time, using cutting-edge peer-to-peer technology that runs on mobile, web, IoT, and server systems. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Big Peer to design and build scalable, high-performance distributed systems. You will work on both new features and optimizing existing infrastructure to ensure reliability and performance at scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 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.
• Ability to work effectively in a globally distributed team.

Nice to haves

• Familiarity with storage engines like RocksDB or messaging systems like Kafka.
• Experience with Rust and/or modern C/C++.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Implement automation tools and processes to streamline infrastructure management and deployments.
• Write technical documentation, RFCs, 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 ensure uptime.