Ditto
Senior Data Engineer
Job Summary
This role involves building and managing data infrastructure to support real-time, resilient applications at the edge. The ideal candidate will have expertise in SQL, Python, data modeling, and data platform construction, focusing on establishing an end-to-end data stack from scratch. Responsibilities include data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and enabling self-serve analytics with BI tools. The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, pragmatism in engineering practices, and supporting various business domains to deliver trustworthy data solutions.
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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.
Role Description
You’ll be the founding Data Engineering hire who lays the tracks that let our teams turn product, operations, and GTM data into decisions—fast and reliably. This role sets up our end-to-end data platform (warehouse, ingest, orchestration, BI) so every team has trustworthy, timely, self-serve insights, directly supporting our mission of resilient data everywhere.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will…
- Gather requirements from stakeholders and leverage those to architect and stand up Ditto’s modern data stack from 0→1: choose and implement the warehouse (Snowflake, Databricks, etc.), transformation, orchestration, and BI layers; establish SLAs, cost controls, and observability.
- Create robust data ingest from both common and custom sources; design resilient models that serve analytics, experimentation, and operations.
- Implement ELT with managed connectors and/or open-source ingestion; codify transformations with frameworks that bring testing, CI/CD, and data contracts to analytics code.
- Orchestrate workflows, alerts, and retries; enforce data quality gates so broken data never reaches stakeholders.
- Partner with Product, Ops, and GTM to define clear metrics and a semantic layer; enable self-serve exploration and trusted dashboards in Looker/Omni/Mode, or other.
- Provide pragmatic analyst support (SQL debugging, dashboard bootstraps, troubleshooting) to unblock teams while the function scales.
- Help scope the next role(s) on Ditto’s Data Eng team and help in the hiring process
What You’ll Need…
- Mastery of SQL and strong data modeling instincts; comfortable modeling across a diversity of business domains. Proficiency in Python.
- Proven ability to build (not just maintain) data platforms: selecting tools, setting standards, and delivering from first principles in a fast-changing environment.
- Fluency with ELT + transformation frameworks (e.g., dbt or SQLMesh) and with orchestrators (e.g., Airflow, dbt. dagster).
- Pragmatic engineering habits: testing, version control, PR reviews, incident management, incident CI/CD, documentation, and observability for data.
- Excellent cross-functional communication; you translate fuzzy questions into data products and measurable outcomes aligned to Ditto’s edge-first world.
- Experience with ingest tools (Fivetran, Airbyte, Stitch) and reverse ETL; familiarity with common SaaS/DB sources.
Nice to haves…
- Hands-on with Snowflake or Databricks, and performance/cost tuning at scale.
- Built transformations with dbt or SQLMesh and managed semantic layers/metrics for BI (Looker, Omni, Mode).
Tooling we use / value: Snowflake or Databricks; Fivetran/Airbyte/Stitch; dbt or SQLMesh; Airflow; Looker/Omni/Mode/Sigma/other. (We’re open to your informed recommendations as you build the function.)
If this sounds like the kind of 0→1 you love—owning the blueprint, shipping the foundations, and seeing your work power every decision at a high-growth company—let’s talk.
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. In the UK, we offer private healthcare through Vitality, a pension plan, and region-specific coverage. For our team members elsewhere in the world, we work with our global employer platform to offer equitable benefits and coverage.
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 believe success isn’t defined by a flawless resume, a set number of years of experience, or checking every box in a job description. What matters most to us are qualities like grit, resilience, and adaptability. If you're excited about our mission but don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. Use your application to tell us how you’ll make an impact here. We’re always looking for exceptional people ready to grow 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.
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