Data Engineering Manager, Pennylane
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Financial operating system for European SMEs
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Financial operating system for European SMEs
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the leading financial tool for European SMEs.
Role
Who you are
- To speak English (level is assessed and appreciated according to the department you’re applying to)
- To be energized by an ever-shifting work environment
- To be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders)
- Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity
- We know that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don’t feel like they meet the full list of criteria. If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply : who knows, it might be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration
What the job involves
- At Pennylane, every decision that is not backed by data is likely to be challenged (when data is available of course)
- This culture is embraced by the leadership team, and actively promoted everywhere
- The role of the data team is to make this possible by treating data like a production asset, making it available company-wide, and using it proactively to improve Pennylane’s user experience
- By joining us as a Data Engineering Manager, you will have a pivotal role in large projects, bringing your management and data engineering expertise to help us meet our high delivery standards
- As a Data Engineering Manager, you will lead our Data Platform team (5 people), and be part of the Data Engineering team (20+ people) inside the Data department (50+ people)
- You will define the team’s roadmap based on business priorities and technical requirements, and lead the team’s progress
- You will contribute technically to the design and implementation of data solutions (streaming, ETL, etc) and middleware components (CI/CD, core components as a service), and work hand in hand with machine learning engineers and analysts to tailor data solutions to their needs
- You will collaborate with Product Managers to ensure the highest impact and quality of data engineering work, as well as the best atmosphere and motivation in the team
- You will grow your team continuously, and team up with other managers to set up the right culture and processes to enable people
- You will work closely with software engineers - the most critical data producers - to guarantee data quality and integrity, and promote a culture where data is seen as a production system
- Within one month:
- You will learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the first onboarding week
- You will get to know your team and start taking over people and technical topics
- You will get familiar with our stack, and have delivered a few small projects which will give you a concrete taste of our tools & processes
- You will be given time to meet your future stakeholders, and gain a deep knowledge of our product and operations
- Within 3 months:
- You will be fully in charge of your team
- You will be accountable for items in our roadmap, defining and prioritizing team work autonomously
- You will be comfortable with our technical stack (AWS, Terraform, streaming, batch, scheduling, warehousing)
- Within 6 months:
- You will be involved in cross-team management initiatives
- You will collaborate closely with Product and Tech teams to steer the team’s roadmap
- You will work with engineers and data practitioners on improving our stack and data platform
- And beyond: the data team will continue growing with the company, which means:
- Opportunities to recruit, mentor and manage new team members,
- Increased accountability in project leadership,
- Responsibilities to design and implement new processes, tools and best practices to make sure that your team works even more efficiently
Application process
- A first interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager (30 min)
- A case study interview to discuss a topic closely related to one of our priorities (75 min)
- A past project interview to hear about your experience (60 min)
- An interview with our Tech & Product leaders to hear about your management experience and discuss our company culture (60 min)
- If you are based in France, you will have a French contract following French regulation
Salary benchmarks
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 an impressive number of customers and strong backing which will allow it to further develop its platform and expand to other markets in Europe.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2026
$209.4m
SERIES E
Apr 2025
$89.8m
LATE VC
Total funding: $482.9m
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 HQ
Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris, France
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.
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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