Engineering Manager, Platform

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.

What You’ll Be Up To…

• Lead and develop a team of platform engineers delivering managed Kubernetes across multiple cloud providers, BYOC customer deployments, and private networking capabilities for enterprise customers

• Own the platform engineering delivery roadmap — sequencing, dependency tracking, and cross-team coordination with Cloud Organization, Security, and Professional Services

• Drive foundational infrastructure programs including private networking, managed Kubernetes, and cloud account governance, establishing patterns that become Ditto’s standard deployment baseline

• Manage the balance between active customer support commitments and internal platform investment — setting clear interrupt budgets and protecting engineering capacity for high-priority roadmap work

• Translate technical architecture decisions into executable plans, ensuring engineers have clarity on what to build, why it matters, and how each piece fits the larger platform picture

• Build the operational foundation — SLOs, runbooks, incident response, and access management — that moves Ditto’s infrastructure toward four 9s of reliability and business continuity

• Represent the Platform team’s work clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, communicating complex infrastructure programs to both technical and non-technical audiences

• As the organization scales, take on broader scope across cloud networking and foundational infrastructure as those functions grow

What Helps You Thrive…

• Track record of leading platform or infrastructure teams through major modernization initiatives — managed Kubernetes migrations, multi-cloud expansions, or greenfield infrastructure builds

• Strong enough technical depth in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure to engage credibly with senior engineers on architecture decisions, identify risks in proposals, and represent technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

• Experience managing competing priorities across customer delivery commitments and internal platform investment — you know how to protect foundational work without dropping live obligations

• Clear, direct communicator who can represent complex infrastructure programs concisely to executive audiences and push back constructively when scope or timelines are unrealistic

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity — you bring structure and clarity to situations that don’t have them yet, rather than waiting for perfect information before acting

• Background in enterprise infrastructure deployment models where reliability, security posture, and compliance expectations are high

• A proactive and curious attitude about how AI can support your role through automation, ideation, or more thoughtful decision-making

Great-to-Haves…

• Experience building or scaling a platform engineering function, including team design, hiring, and onboarding engineers into complex infrastructure domains

• Familiarity with multi-cloud identity federation, OIDC delegation, or cross-provider authentication patterns

• Hands-on background with private networking patterns or secure access tooling in production environments

• Exposure to cloud account structure, organizational governance, or networking backbone design at the platform level

• Open source contributions or community involvement in cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, or multi-cloud tooling

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 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.