Staff Software Engineer, Platform

Summary

Join Ditto's Platform Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer and contribute to the evolution of our cloud-native infrastructure. You will design and implement Kubernetes operators, architect scalable platform solutions on Azure, build CI/CD pipelines, and lead technical initiatives. This role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with a platform/infrastructure focus, deep Azure and Kubernetes expertise, strong Go programming skills, and proven technical leadership. You will solve complex distributed systems challenges and mentor engineers. Ditto offers competitive salaries, meaningful equity, and benefits varying by region, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, flexible vacation time, and access to offices in Atlanta and San Francisco.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with platform/infrastructure focus
• Deep expertise in Azure cloud services and Kubernetes ecosystem
• Strong Go programming skills and experience with operator development
• Proven track record of technical leadership and system design
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep)
• Strong collaboration skills and passion for enabling developer productivity
• A proactive and curious attitude about how AI can support your role through automation, ideation, or more thoughtful decision-making

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Kubernetes operators using Go and operator frameworks
• Architect scalable platform solutions on Azure (AKS, ARM, networking, security)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tooling
• Lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers across the organization
• Solve complex distributed systems challenges and drive platform reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with service mesh technologies (cillium, Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger)
• Background in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures
• Contributions to open-source Kubernetes projects or CNCF ecosystem
• Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Familiarity with policy engines (Open Policy Agent, Gatekeeper)
• Previous experience at high-growth technology companies
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Private healthcare through Vitality
• A pension plan
• Region-specific coverage
• Equitable benefits and coverage
• Flexible vacation time