Backend Engineer, Pennylane
Ruby on Rails
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Financial management & accounting platform
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Financial management & accounting platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the leading financial tool for European SMEs see current job openings.
Role
Who you are
- You may have noticed that there was no section listing the skills or qualities required to apply for this specific job. Researches have shown that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don’t feel like they meet the full list of criteria. So we have decided to take it down entirely
- We have tried to give you as much details as we could about the purpose, missions and environment of this role; it is now up to you to tell us if you think this is a position in which you could a) have fun and b) bring value to our company
- If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply anyway: worst case scenario, you might lose a few minutes, and in the best case, it will be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration
- To end with a humble illustration of our commitment, we’ve recently signed the Pacte Parité to set concrete goals in building a better and more inclusive workplace in the years to come
- We are committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, origin, disabilities, or any other traits that make you who you are. If anything, diversity makes us a more fun place to work at
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer, you would will be part of a 140+ people Tech organisation. Each engineer is part of a squad focussing on a part of the product, reporting to a Team Lead or an Engineering Manager
- Each squad is made with all the skills needed to build features end to end in autonomy, you will be working daily with a product manager, a designer and software engineers
- As a Software Engineer you will take part of the discovery phase of the projects with the Product Manager and Designer to define the feature to build;
- Then you will participate with other engineers to design the software architecture, build it, test it and release it to production
- The squad is also working on supporting customers using the features built by monitoring and fixing issues in production
- Within one month :
- You will learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the first onboarding week
- You will follow a tech onboarding training to get familiar with the application, the accounting concepts, the code stack (we use Ruby 3, Ruby on Rails 7, AWS, React, TypeScript) and the CI/CD and have full autonomy with it
- You are integrated in your squad and explained your squad scope, roles and responsibilities
- You will have a “tech buddy”, another engineer, helping you on a daily basis with all the technical details you need to know at Pennylane
- You will start working on what we call “good first issues” to get familiar with the dev environment, the code structure, the tools and the squad scopes
- Within 3-6 months :
- You’ll contribute to meaningful new features or improvements in your team’s scope
- You’ll have the opportunity to improve on our tools and processes to help us achieve better quality and/or velocity
- You’ll be included in at least once code review specialist group to decide and improve the adoption of our best practices on one topic (e.g. testing, code architecture, database migrations, etc)
- You’ll start looking into quantitative and qualitative product feedback to sharpen the team’s roadmap
- And beyond :
- The teams are growing, there are plenty of opportunity to grow and develop your skills as a software engineer
- You will be able to take ownership and gain responsibilities on some features or projects the squad is responsible for
- You will have the possibility to have impact at Pennylane scale by working on cross teams or transversal initiatives
- You will participate in scaling the Pennylane application from 30k+ customers to millions customers
Application process
- You will first have a general chat with a Talent Acquisition Manager - 30 min
- You’ll then have a test-home assignment + a debriefing session with one of our engineers (Karine/Alejandro/Alexandre/Lucas) - 45 min
- You’ll have a last discussion with Quentin de Metz (CTO & Co-Founder) or Thierry Deo (Lead Developer & Co-Founder) - 1 h
- We make sure we move fast ; you can expect the recruitment process with us to last between 15 and 25 days in total
Our take
In multiple mature markets, companies have been using QuickBooks, Xero and other SaaS solutions for accounting, but it is a fragmented industry with each country using its own software solution. In France, there is no definitive SaaS solution for accounting.
Pennylane wants to overhaul current tools and modernise the tech stack of accounting firms, by connecting directly with third-party services that hold valuable information. Accounting firms can use Pennylane collaboratively by accessing the platform to centralise receipts, create invoices and automate tasks. Instead of sending information back and forth with spreadsheets and photo attachments, both clients and accounting firms can interact directly on the platform.
Pennylane has a significant market opportunity ahead, with an ambitious goal to become the preferred management platform for European companies. The company already claims 50,000 customers. A recent instalment of funding will allow the company to further develop its platform, looking at artificial intelligence for accountants, and expand to other markets in Europe.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2024
$42.1m
SERIES C
May 2023
$31.1m
SERIES C
Total funding: $161.6m
Company benefits
- Work remotely from anywhere in Europe, as long as your contract allows you to
- Company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us
- A budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace, as well as a monthly allowance to work from a coworking space whenever you feel like it
- Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness through our partner Gymlib
- Access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
- The latest Apple equipment
- Be part of a vibrant social community: we do lots of sports together (running, climbing...), we love to hang out and have a drink together (Thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing)
- Twice-a-year company seminars
- Wonderful office in the center of Paris
- 10 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) for those based in France
- Lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day, for those based in France
- Great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family, for those based in France
Company values
- Radical Trust
- Supporting SMEs
- Community of Builders
Company HQ
Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France
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Leadership
Arthur Waller
(Co-founder & CEO)Founded PriceMatch in 2012, and progressed from Product Owner to Senior Product Owner at Booking.com between 2015-2018. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Felix Blossier
(Co-founder & COO)Founding Partner of PriceMatch in 2012 and experience as Director General of the French Treasury from 2018-2020. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
Alexandre Roquoplo
(Co-founder)Extensive history in finance since 2013. Founded OneCPA in 2018 before co-founding Pennylane in 2020.
Tancrède Besnard
(Co-founder & CPO)Co-founded PriceMatch in 2012. Experience as Product Manager for Booking.com between 2016-2018, and current advisor for Predictus. Co-founded Pennylane in 2020.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Pennylane
Katie Sukholeyster (Talent Acquisition Team Lead)
- We continuously provide unconscious bias training for all the team members
- All company successfully attended D&I Workshop
- Pennylane is a part of Pact Parite Agreement
- We write job descriptions very carefully and we strive to do our best in ensuring everyone can feel welcome to apply to Pennylane
- We strive for full diversity and closely monitor our recruiting efforts through metrics and data
- We provide Mental Health support through our wellness initiatives and benefits to support our team members
- We are working with D&I Community partners to create valuable and actionable content
- Pennylane partners with Ada Tech School to provide support and training for the students
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