Syntio – The Success Story of a Data Engineering Company

The Financial Times (FT 1000) recently listed Syntio, a Croatian data engineering company that provides professional services and products using cloud technology, among the fastest growing European companies.

 

The Financial Times (FT 1000) recently listed Syntio, a Croatian data engineering company that provides professional services and products using cloud technology, among the fastest growing European companies. On this prestigious list, Syntio ranked 225th, and in the IT sector they came 55th in Europe and placed 1st in Croatia. With an estimated growth of more than 600% between 2017 and 2020, Syntio opened branches in the USA and Denmark, and grew to 100 employees.

Syntio is dedicated to creating sustainable business processes and providing services that make significant contributions to ESG strategy implementation for their clients. As a socially responsible company, Syntio is dedicated to implementing good practices and has created a work environment that promotes equality, diversity, inclusion, and encourages the development of experience capital. In 2022, Syntio issued an ESG report which was a pivotal moment for the company as their corporate values and aspirations were brought to life. Short and long-term goals were defined to help deliver value to all stakeholders in the future.

Syntio’s business strategy focuses more on employees than talent acquisition. As an agile company, Syntio supports their employees on their journey to gain technical and business knowledge, by offering a wide range of education programs. Additionally, Syntio founded a course at the Faculty of Computing at the University of Zagreb, called “Data engineering and devops”. This is their way of giving back to society, and is similar to the Syntio Summer School, which is a 3-week program that has been running successfully for the last 2 years.

Syntio’s dedication to ecology is one of the most important aspects of their business. They have implemented a no-plastic policy, provided recycling points, and encourage green alternatives for travel. To reduce their carbon footprint, Syntio owns no company vehicles, but instead offers 10 bikes for employee use and have joined the Croatian Cyclist’s Union.