Software Engineering Manager at Dialectica

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 70+ people across Software Engineering, Product & Design, TechOps, and is expected to grow further in 2024. Being part of Dialectica’s Technology Team you will have the opportunity to help build tech products according to the requirements of our internal and external clients and share the company’s vision to roll out more information services software products in the future.

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About the role
We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in the client facing Demand product area. The team is going to be responsible for building a new product from the ground up that will be offering valuable insights to our clients and will be interfacing with the rest of our microservices ecosystem. We are looking for a leader with great technical skills, empathy and passion for managing people.

As a Software Engineering Manager in Dialectica you will:

1. Manage members of your team, coach them and be responsible for their career growth
2. Be responsible for the team’s delivery goals within their Product ownership area
3. Organize daily and recurring activities following Agile methodologies
4. Take part in architectural discussions and drive the implementation of the team’s roadmap
5. Write well structured, testable, performant and secure code
6. Review code and have your own code reviewed by fellow engineers
7. Design new systems and improve existing ones following best practices and architectural patterns
8. Be responsible for the good operation and monitoring of the systems the team owns
9. Be responsible for the performance of your team members and evaluate them regularly
10. Build and cultivate an environment of ownership, trust and teamwork
11. Organize team bonding activities and strive for the team members’ well-being
12. Get engaged with the product and aim to deliver great business value

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

1. BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
2. 2+ years of experience in managing, leading or mentoring other engineers
3. 8+ years of proven experience in building Web Applications that are robust, maintainable and scalable
4. Experience with back end technologies and frameworks (e.g Ruby/Ruby on Rails, NodeJS/Express, PHP, Go, Java, Python)
5. Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems
6. Experience with SQL and No-SQL Databases (preferably PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
7. Familiarity with modern front end frameworks, technologies and patterns (React, Vue, micro-frontends etc.)
8. Familiarity with message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, SNS/SQS)
9. Deep understanding of software architecture and the software development life cycle
10. Solid foundation and understanding of the Object-Oriented programming patterns and best practices (Design Patterns and SOLID design principles)
11. A broad knowledge of the web platform as a whole (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, HTTP/S, REST, web performance, web security)
12. Agile development experience (SCRUM)
13. Fluency in English is a must

It would be great if you also have:
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

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
Competitive base salary with additional performance incentives
Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan
Learning and development opportunities (e.g. onboarding, Mini-MBA, on-the-job training, Udemy courses and many others!)
Hybrid work model & extra personal/flex days and paid volunteer days a year for your favorite cause
Company sponsored team-bonding events
Weekly health & wellness activities (e.g. basketball, football, yoga, running), gym discounts, healthy breakfast, snacks and beverages
Entrepreneurial culture and amazing coworkers!

About Dialectica
Dialectica is the global leader in insights on-demand. We enable investment and business professionals to access untapped market, competitive & customer insights powered by the world’s hardest to find experts, and cutting-edge technology. Our team of +1,000 professionals in 5 offices spanning 3 continents, works with top-tier investment funds, management consulting firms, and Fortune 500 companies around the globe. 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 4 years in a row, a Top Employer for Recent Graduates by The Career Directory in Canada and a Best Workplace.