Dialectica

About Dialectica

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:

What you will be doing:

As a Senior Back End Software Engineer in Dialectica you will:

• Write well structured, testable, performant, secure code
• Review code and have your own code reviewed by fellow engineers
• Design new systems and improve existing ones following best practices and architectural patterns
• Be involved in the overall application lifecycle
• Be part of one of our cross-functional teams, with ownership over a specific Product area
• Be actively involved in all team ceremonies (daily stand-up, grooming, retrospectives), whiteboard sessions and bonding events.
• Be responsible for the good operation and monitoring of the back end systems the team owns
• Work closely with all team members (Product Manager, Front end Engineers, Software Engineers in Test) and build a relationship of trust and teamwork
• Get engaged with the product and aim to deliver great business value

Requirements

What we are looking for

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

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of proven experience in building Web Applications that are robust, maintainable and scalable
• Extensive experience with back end technologies and frameworks (e.g Ruby/Ruby on Rails, Go, Java, PHP, Python, NodeJS/Express)
• Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems
• Experience with SQL and No-SQL Databases (preferably PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
• Familiarity with message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, SNS/SQS)
• Deep understanding of software architecture and the software development life cycle
• Solid foundation and understanding of the Object-Oriented programming patterns and best practices (Design Patterns and SOLID design principles)
• A broad knowledge of the web platform as a whole (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, HTTP/S, REST, web performance, web security)
• Proficiency in Git
• Good understanding of DevOps practices
• Agile development experience (SCRUM)

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience with GraphQL
• Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design

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.