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DittoDittoUnited States

Senior Software Engineer, Android

Senior engineer responsible for architecting and shipping Android applications, plugins, and integrations for reliable data synchronization across tactical and disconnected environments. Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, 4+ years of mobile development, deep Android expertise, and strong technical leadership.

227k – 259k/yr
Remote8+ YOEAndroid Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design, development, and field deployment of applications and plugins integrating Ditto’s data synchronization capabilities into situational-awareness tools.
  • Architect and develop performant Android applications and services for tactical end-user devices operating in disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth environments.
  • Define integration architecture across Ditto’s platform and the broader TAK ecosystem, including data contracts, API boundaries, and synchronization patterns.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex application, integration, and data-flow issues on end-user devices in operational environments.
  • Build tooling and practices that improve incident response and operational support.
  • Mentor engineers, review designs and code, and raise technical standards in Android, ATAK/TAK, and integration architecture.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to define the edge-integration roadmap.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining production applications at scale.
  • 4+ years of mobile application development experience.
  • Deep familiarity with the Android SDK and Kotlin and/or Java.
  • Strong integration-design skills, including API contracts, data-synchronization patterns, and loosely coupled systems.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and experience making architectural decisions and setting technical direction.
  • Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews, design guidance, or coaching.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve problems quickly, and balance operational fixes with long-term technical quality.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

  • CRDTs or local-first architectures.
  • Cross-platform mobile development involving iOS, Windows, or Linux.
  • ATAK/TAK experience, including ATAK plugins, CoT messaging, TAK Server integration, and plugin architecture.
  • Familiarity with constrained, mesh, or MANET tactical networks.
  • Embedded databases and offline-first persistence using SQLite, Realm, or similar technologies.
  • Tactical edge deployment experience.
  • SOCOM, Department of Defense, or federal customer experience.
  • Technical lead experience on a small team or complex cross-functional initiative.
  • Backend or systems development with Go, Rust, or Python.

Compensation and benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
  • US benefits include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k), and flexible spending accounts.
  • Flexible time off.

Skills

android sdkKotlinJavaAndroidAPI Designdata synchronizationcrdtssqliterealmataktak servercot messagingGoRustPython

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