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title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Android at Ditto'
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# Senior Software Engineer, Android at Ditto

- **Company:** Ditto
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ditto/05280f12-3cea-4f44-8c96-480309e8cf81

## Job description

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.

## ABOUT THE POSITION

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, build, and ship software that brings Ditto's data synchronization capabilities directly into the tools and environments where defense users operate. You'll own complex, ambiguous problems end to end—from architecture and implementation through deployment—with a particular focus on mobile applications, plugins, and integrations that meet users where they are.

Beyond your own delivery, you'll set technical direction for this area, raise the engineering bar across the team, and mentor other engineers. You'll also serve as a senior technical voice in a key feedback loop with our core product engineering team, translating lessons from real-world usage into clear technical insights, architectural recommendations, and product requirements.

This role is well suited to a highly adaptable senior engineer who is comfortable owning ambiguity, driving technical strategy, and helping teams deliver reliable software under real operational pressure.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Own technical strategy and delivery: Drive the design, development, and field deployment of applications and plugins that integrate Ditto's data synchronization capabilities into the warfighter's primary situational awareness tools, setting patterns and standards for other engineers to follow.

Build Android-native integrations: Architect and develop performant Android applications and services that run on tactical end-user devices, ensuring reliable operation in disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) environments. Establish technical standards for reliability and performance in this space.

Own integration architecture: Drive end-to-end integration design between Ditto's platform and the broader TAK ecosystem. Define data contracts, API boundaries, and synchronization patterns that enable seamless interoperability with third-party systems and services, and evaluate architectural trade-offs that shape the platform's long-term direction.

Solve problems in real time: Act as a senior technical escalation point, rapidly diagnosing and resolving complex application, integration, and data-flow issues on end-user devices in live operational environments. Build the tooling and practices that enable the broader team to do the same.

Mentor and elevate the team: Provide technical mentorship to other engineers working in this space, review designs and code, and help grow the team's depth in Android, ATAK/TAK, and integration architecture.

Influence the edge integration roadmap: Partner with product and engineering leadership to define priorities for edge integration work based on firsthand knowledge of field constraints and operational realities.

## WHAT YOU'LL NEED

8+ years of software engineering experience, including a strong track record of building, shipping, and maintaining production applications at scale. You should be comfortable working across the full stack and have deep, demonstrated expertise in at least one technical area.

4+ years of mobile application development experience, including deep familiarity with the Android SDK, Kotlin and/or Java, and the practical challenges of building reliable software for diverse mobile hardware.

Strong integration design skills, including the ability to define clean API contracts, design data synchronization patterns, and architect loosely coupled systems that interoperate reliably across organizational and technical boundaries.

Demonstrated technical leadership, including making architectural decisions, setting technical direction for a team or project, weighing trade-offs, and communicating rationale to engineers and stakeholders.

A track record of mentoring engineers through code review, design guidance, or direct coaching.

A highly adaptable, problem-solving mindset, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, move quickly, and balance immediate operational fixes with long-term technical fidelity.

Strong written and verbal communication skills. As a crucial bridge between the operational edge and our core development team, you must be able to translate complex technical realities, edge cases, and user workflows into clear, actionable requirements and architectural recommendations for product engineers and leadership.

## NICE TO HAVES

CRDTs or local-first architectures for managing complex data synchronization without a central server.

Cross-platform mobile development experience or strategies for maintaining parity across Android and other platform targets, such as iOS, Windows, or Linux.

Significant ATAK/TAK ecosystem experience, including ATAK plugin development or deep familiarity with CoT messaging, TAK Server integration, and plugin architecture. Prior experience leading plugin development efforts is strongly preferred.

Tactical networking familiarity, including how mobile devices operate over constrained, mesh, or MANET radio networks.

Embedded databases and offline-first persistence experience with SQLite, Realm, or similar technologies for mobile applications.

Tactical edge deployment experience, including deploying and supporting software on end-user devices in field exercises or operational environments.

SOCOM, Department of Defense, or federal customer experience, with an understanding of secure or classified network environments.

Technical lead experience on a small team or complex, cross-functional initiative.

Backend or systems development experience, such as Go, Rust, or Python, enabling rapid prototyping of integration middleware or data translation services.

## 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.

Regardless of where you live, everyone at Ditto can utilize flexible time off. And while we work remotely, our Atlanta office is always 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.

## About Ditto

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ditto provides an edge-native, offline-first distributed database with built-in peer-to-peer networking, enabling devices to sync data resiliently without relying on a centralized server or constant internet connectivity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Adam Fish (CEO) and co-founders

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Edge Computing, Distributed Databases, Developer Infrastructure, Peer-to-Peer Networking
- Target customers: B2B — primarily enterprises in aviation (Delta, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa), logistics, retail, manufacturing, and public sector; also serves developers building mobile or IoT applications.
- Mission or purpose statement: To make data resilient and accessible anywhere, on any device, by replacing complex data infrastructure with a simple, peer-to-peer database.

## Products & Services
- **Ditto Edge Sync SDK**: An embeddable software development kit (SDK) that allows mobile or edge devices to store, sync, and process data locally via Bluetooth, P2P WiFi, or LAN — without needing a cloud server. It uses CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Type) technology for automatic conflict resolution.
- **Ditto Cloud Sync (Bidirectional Cloud Connector)**: An option that syncs data from edge devices to existing cloud databases (e.g., MongoDB) when internet is available, providing a hybrid architecture.
- **Ditto Server**: A self-managed or edge server deployment option for customers who need dedicated infrastructure.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $462 million post-money (Series B, March 2025)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $136 million (Seed: $9M in 2021; Series A: $45M in 2023; Series B: $82M in 2025)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at $3.0M per LinkedIn (private company, not officially disclosed); ARR grew 250% in the year prior to March 2025
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investors: Acrew Capital, Top Tier Capital Partners. Participants include True Ventures, Amity Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, Fundrise, Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ). Key strategic partner: MongoDB (native Connector launched).
- **Growth Signals**: Customer count doubled to 30+ (incl. major airlines); secured a $950M contract with the U.S. Air Force (2022); headcount grew 16% YoY to 131 employees; acquired Kubernetes consultancy SuperOrbital and KeySquare Labs in 2025.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Edge-Native Architecture**: Unlike traditional databases, Ditto is built for mobile and edge devices from the ground up, not retrofitted. It replaces physical edge servers with software on devices like smartphones, eliminating costly hardware.
- **Offline-First & Resilient**: Apps can read, write, and process data completely offline; mesh networks form automatically and sync opportunistically when connections are available.
- **Peer-to-Peer Mesh Networking**: Built-in support for BLE, P2P WiFi, and LAN allows devices to discover each other and sync directly, without a centralized cloud or server bottleneck.
- **CRDT-Powered Conflict Resolution**: Automatically resolves concurrency conflicts in decentralized systems without requiring a central arbiter.
- **Developer-Friendly**: Supports all major mobile and frontend frameworks (Flutter, React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose) with simple query-based APIs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the team and product** (Series B funds allocated to growth).
- **Forging deeper cloud database partnerships** (building on MongoDB Connector and seeking more).
- **Capitalizing on AI edge computing tailwinds**: enabling real-time AI model inference at the edge with low latency and improved data privacy.
- **Expanding into public sector and government** (dedicated public sector team, Air Force contract).
- **Growing international presence** (operations in 15 countries, team across 5 continents).

## Why Work Here
- **Built Remote-First, Globally Distributed**: Ditto has been fully remote since its founding in 2018. The team spans 5 continents and 15 countries (including the US, UK, Netherlands, France, Japan, Sweden). HQ is in SF but operational flexibility is a core principle.
- **Culture Anchored in Values**: The company emphasizes Trust, Communication, and Continual Improvement. Employees describe the environment as focused on “builders” who enjoy deep technical challenges.
- **Engineering-Heavy Team**: 36% of employees are in technical roles (engineering, data sync, networking, Bluetooth, platform). Strong talent attraction from companies like MongoDB, Couchbase, dbt Labs, and Pinecone, indicating a high-caliber engineering culture.
- **High-Growth Trajectory**: ARR grew 250%, customer count doubled, and headcount grew 16% YoY. Recent acquisitions signal aggressive expansion.
- **Remote/Office Policy**: Remote-first; no mandatory in-office requirement, though SF HQ exists as an option.
- **Notable Perks & Approach**: Focus on autonomy and deep technical ownership; frequent hiring for senior-level roles (23% seniority); strong support for open-source and peer-to-peer technology.

## Sources
1. [ditto.com - About](https://www.ditto.com/about)
2. [ditto.com - Technology](https://www.ditto.com/?iss=https%3A%2F%2Fditto.auth0.com%2F)
3. [TechCrunch - Ditto lands $82M](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/ditto-lands-82m-to-synchronize-data-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud/)
4. [LinkedIn - Ditto Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dittolive)
5. [Built In - What's It Like to Work at Ditto](https://builtin.com/company/ditto/faq/workplace-perception)
6. [Ashby Careers Page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ditto)

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