Staff Software Engineer, OTA Services

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Health, vision and dental benefits

Career development opportunities

Diversity-focused team

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for OTA Services to architect and improve a remote software update platform supporting deployments across diverse environments.

The role emphasizes safe delivery, version-state tracking, and rollback behavior with high systems focus and collaboration across engineering peers. Remote work is supported with a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems and remote update platforms.
• Deep understanding of delivery protocols and rollback semantics.
• Experience designing rollout strategies for diverse customer environments.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Rust for systems-level work.
• Experience building software for constrained or air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the over-the-air update system, including delivery protocol and rollback mechanisms.
• Manage systems that track the version state of every deployment.
• Develop safe rollout strategies such as phased rollouts and emergency holds.
• Create reliable delivery mechanisms for diverse customer environments.
• Ensure update system reliability and respond to delivery failures and version drift incidents.
• Mentor P4 engineers through design and code reviews.

Skills

Distributed systems

Remote update systems

Go

Python

Rust

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, OTA Services to join the team of a leader in the Telecommunications & Hardware space.

This role will own the architecture and reliability of a remote software update platform that supports deployments across diverse customer-managed environments. You will focus on safe delivery mechanisms, version-state tracking, and rollback behavior to help ensure software reaches devices and systems predictably and without disruption. The work is highly systems-oriented and will require close collaboration with engineering peers to improve rollout safety, resiliency, and operational response.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $229,500 - $260,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Design and own the over-the-air update system, including delivery protocol and rollback mechanisms
• Manage systems that track the version state of every deployment
• Develop safe rollout strategies such as phased rollouts and emergency holds
• Create reliable delivery mechanisms for diverse customer environments
• Ensure update system reliability and respond to delivery failures and version drift incidents
• Mentor P4 engineers through design and code reviews

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience specializing in distributed systems and remote update systems
• Deep understanding of remote update system design, including delivery protocols and rollback semantics
• Experience designing rollout strategies for software in diverse customer-managed environments
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or Rust for systems-level infrastructure work
• Experience building software for constrained or air-gapped environments

Benefits

• Inclusive team culture that values diversity
• Numerous career development opportunities
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• 100% remote work flexibility
• Competitive salary and comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification-your background could be exactly what this team needs.