Product Engineer-Android

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 database technology that runs on mobile, web, IoT, and server systems, automatically syncing data changes. 

About the Federal team:

Ditto is at the forefront of edge computing innovation, providing a powerful edge sync platform that enables seamless real-time data synchronization across devices. Ditto Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary, focuses on delivering our cutting-edge solutions to the federal government, particularly the Department of Defense. Our mission is to leverage Ditto's core IP to create additional products and services that meet the unique needs of government customers. 

About the position:

Help us ignite the future of data synchronization as a Product Engineer at Ditto! We are seeking an experienced product engineer to design, implement and test mission critical applications that enable optimized command and control and situational awareness using Ditto's technology. You will work on a small team, partnered with end-users, that handles the full end-to-end implementation from design, coding, testing, deployment, and operational support and troubleshooting.

As a Product Engineer you will:

• Help Ditto’s Federal team solve complex issues with our solutions, e.g., resolving questions on SDKs, architecture, performance, scaling and everything in between
• Be an expert on best practices for developing mobile applications using Ditto at scale
• Advocate for customers’ needs, working with the engineering and product teams to debug and reproduce problem reports and escalate problems to include other team members as needed.
• Work with the developers and product managers to design and build interfaces (UI and API) to meet their needs.
• Support application development teams with delivery requirements and pipelines (security/authentication, integration and test, and production distributions)

What you’ll need:

• Minimum of 6 years in an active software development role
• Ability to develop complex applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Ability to integrate and test networking protocols and communications
• Read and understand the intent of code, logs and stack traces, debugging in distributed environments
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks, as well as common CI/CD practices
• Comfortably navigate through macOS and Linux systems using a terminal/command line
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
• U.S. citizenship, and an ability to obtain a security clearance

Nice to Haves: 

• Development background in multiple languages: Swift, Java, Kotlin, Javascript, Rust
• Experience with Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) and plugin architecture
• Experience building libraries/frameworks/SDKs for distributed platforms
• Experience contributing to open source projects