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, weâre committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the wide range of perspectives needed to solve the worldâs hardest connectivity problems.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) team and drive technical excellence across our Public Sector accounts. This is a high-impact, customer-facing leadership role at the intersection of deep technical work and enterprise delivery.
Your team of FDEs is embedded with our most strategic customers â solving hard integration problems, building proof-of-concepts, accelerating adoption, and acting as the technical voice of the customer back into Ditto's product and engineering org. In this role, you'll be both a people leader and a technical partner, helping your team thrive while ensuring Ditto delivers exceptional outcomes in complex PubSec environments.
What You'll Do
Lead, grow, and retain a team of Forward Deployed Engineers supporting enterprise and public sector customers
Set the bar for technical quality and customer engagement across the FDE practice
Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, and Product to align engineering capacity with strategic account priorities
Provide hands-on technical guidance on Ditto integrations, edge deployments, and architecture â particularly in air-gapped, disconnected, and classified environments
Own the team's delivery execution: scoping engagements, managing workloads, removing blockers, and ensuring customers hit their milestones
Drive hiring, onboarding, and career development for FDE team members
Establish scalable processes, playbooks, and tooling to improve how the team works across a growing customer base
Represent technical requirements of PubSec customers internally, influencing roadmap and product decisions
Navigate the nuances of government procurement, compliance requirements (FedRAMP, IL4/IL5, CMMC), and security-conscious customer environments
What We're Looking For
3â6+ years of engineering management experience, ideally with a field or customer-facing engineering team
Strong software engineering background â you can read code, engage on architecture, and earn the trust of senior ICs
Experience working with or within the Public Sector, Defense, or Federal markets; familiarity with ITAR, FedRAMP, or DoD environments is a strong plus
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent customer engagements with competing priorities
Excellent communication skills â you can translate between business needs and engineering constraints, for both technical and non-technical audiences
Track record of building and developing high-performing teams
Comfort operating in ambiguity; Ditto moves fast and this role requires judgment as much as process
Ability to obtain a US security clearance (or active clearance) is preferred
Nice to Have
Experience with peer-to-peer sync, edge computing, or offline-first architectures
Background in mobile, embedded, or IoT systems
Prior FDE, solutions engineering, or professional services leadership experience
We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity. We believe everyone on the team should have a stake in what weâre 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.
At Ditto, we know game-changers donât always come wrapped in a âperfectâ resume. Years of experience? Every single bullet point checked? Meh. Thatâs not what drives us.
What does matter?
Grit.
Curiosity.
Adaptability.
And a genuine spark for what weâre building.
So if youâre fired up about our mission but not sure you tick every box - hit that apply button anyway. Use your application to show us how youâll make an impact here.
Weâre always on the lookout for exceptional humans who want to grow, stretch, and build something meaningful with us.
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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