The ideal candidate has professional experience with Rust and/or previous work experience with C++/C. At Ditto, we have no shortage of hard technical problems, such as mesh networking, replication protocols, CRDTs, and database design, just to name a few! Additional experience in any of these areas is a plus!

You will work collaboratively with our small but growing team, to deliver cutting-edge cross-platform SDKs that work on mobile devices, Web Assembly-run browsers, IoT, and backend servers. We are investing heavily in Rust as we aim to create bindings for various languages with one-click deployment.

Responsibilities: 

Improve and create new features for Ditto's data sync platform, such as:

1. Integrating new platforms and communication technologies into a common network stack
2. Self-organizing meshes that scale from two devices to thousands
3. High-performance multi-hop routing and message delivery
4. Securing communications with authentication and encryption
5. Build and troubleshoot the Ditto SDK across a range of architecture
6. constraints and API
7. Write extensive tests to improve the quality of deployments
8. Mentor and teach team members 

Must-Have skills:  

1. Expertise in low-level programming languages such as C, C++ and preferably Rust
2. Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, common protocols, and development in a Unix/Linux environment
3. Practical knowledge of cryptography and applying it to software problems
4. Strong communication skills, particularly written communication skills

Desired Skills:

1. Native development experience on diverse platforms, especially iOS and Android
2. Prior experience implementing end-to-end encryption
3. Prior experience implementing or tuning network algorithms, such as route discovery, or optimizing flow or topology

Supporting information: 

Work with a remote team, manage your own time, and tackle interesting problems. Ditto is an equal-opportunity employer with people from many different cultures and countries. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skillsets, and perspectives, and to providing our employees with a rewarding and inclusive work environment.