Software Engineering Manager - Experts Team

Dialectica is a leading B2B information services firm that serves the world's top consulting, investment and largest corporate businesses, by enabling them to gather real-time information and insights from industry experts across various markets, industries, and regions.

Driven by our mission to achieve unparalleled customer recognition, we are developing the most trusted and innovative knowledge-sharing platform in the world.

Dialectica has been recognized as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times for 5 years in a row, a Top Employer for Recent Graduates by The Career Directory in Canada and a Best Workplace.

We believe in supporting our people to do their best work and grow, and building a dynamic, empowering, and respectful workplace is core to our purpose: Accelerate the shift to a prosperous society by empowering better decision-making.

For more information, visit dialecticanet.com

About the Tech Team:

Technology powers everything we do at Dialectica – from communicating with clients and finding the most relevant expert profiles in just a few minutes to indexing and categorizing thousands of pieces of information every day. To do so, we have built our own proprietary web application that automates and optimizes the delivery of our market leading services.

To date, the team consists of 90+ people across Software Engineering, Product & Design, TechOps, and is expected to grow further in 2025. Being part of Dialectica’s Technology Team you will have the opportunity to develop innovative tech products that meet the needs of our internal and external clients. Through cross-functional collaboration, iterative development, and data-driven decision-making, the team ensures Dialectica stays ahead of market trends and delivers measurable business value.

Technologies we use:

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a small and nimble team of engineers in a new product area. The team will be tasked with paving new ground for the company as they build innovative new products and integrations in close collaboration with the Data Science team and that utilize AI technologies such as LLMs. 

The ideal profile is a highly-driven leader with a passion for execution and great technical skills that will inspire the team. The role entails a lot of hands-on involvement as the team is small, though it may grow in the future.

As a Software Engineering Manager in Dialectica you will:

• Lead and inspire members of your team, coach them and be responsible for their career growth and well-being
• Drive efficiency and ensure timely delivery of the Roadmap
• Ensure deliverable quality, maintainability and performance.
• Be responsible for the good operation and monitoring of the systems the team owns
• Build and cultivate an environment of ownership, trust and teamwork
• Get engaged with Product and aim to deliver great business value

Requirements

For a good fit in this role we expect candidates with:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Some experience in managing, leading or mentoring other engineers
• 6+ years of proven experience in building Web Applications that are robust, maintainable and scalable
• Experience with back end technologies and frameworks (e.g. Ruby/Ruby on Rails, NodeJS/Express, PHP, Go, Java, Python)
• Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems
• Experience with SQL and No-SQL Databases (preferably PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
• Familiarity with modern front end frameworks, technologies and patterns (React, Vue, micro-frontends etc.)
• Familiarity with message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, SNS/SQS)
• Solid foundation and understanding of the Object-Oriented programming patterns and best practices (Design Patterns and SOLID design principles)
• Passion for innovation and AI applications.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience with LLMs
• Experience with GraphQL
• Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design
• DevOps mindset

Our Values:

• Ownership
• Growth Mindset
• Teamwork
• Respect

Our Engineering Principles:

• Master your Craft
• Work for the Team
• Build for the Business
• Be Pragmatic

Fluency in English is a must

You feel you might not be experienced enough for the role or your experience is on different technologies? 

Our team welcomes applicants who can demonstrate their eagerness to learn fast and cover any gaps in their experience or skill set and who are very interested in expanding their knowledge.

Therefore, do not hesitate to drop us your application!

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive rewards package includes support for flexible & hybrid working and career development through Learning & Development opportunities, plus benefits that suit your needs including a private health insurance scheme and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career in a global organisation
• A diverse and inclusive culture supported through a number of initiatives
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you
• Relocation package and legal support.