Ruby-On-Rails Software Engineer - Growth Team

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe) ?

Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy?

Then Pennylane is the right place for you !

Our vision

We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs (and soon, European ones).

We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business.

About us

Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!)

In 4 years of existence, we’ve managed to :

💻 Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants

💰 Raise a total of €150 millions, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more...

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Grow from 7 cofounders to 500+ happy Pennylaners : we’re now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely), with a 4.6/5 rating on Glassdoor.

🌍 Build an international environment with more than 25 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe

🤝 Earn the trust of thousands of customers and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings

🚀 Already more than 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 3,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

Your mission

You will join our Growth Team and work collaboratively with Thomas, our first engineer and François, our head of growth.

We are looking for a talented full stack software engineer whose main mission will be to ⏬

- Implement and enhance visitor tracking systems to gather actionable insights

- Design and develop APIs to ensure seamless integration between our internal tools and systems

- Launch new projects driving growth (AB Tests, white labels integrations, lead scoring….)

- Optimize our funnel of registration whose importance is growing at a fast pace

- Maintain and optimize our public website

Who are we looking for ?

To thrive at Pennylane in this position, you need to :

- Have at least +2 years of experience as a Software Engineer.

- Be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders)

- Have sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity

- Be a full-stack developer specialized on Rails. Knowledge of a JS Framework would be a plus.

- Be energized by an ever-shifting work environment

- Have good communications skills to talk with various teams

- You are fluent in French & English (level B2/C1 or equivalent)

The technologies we use in the Growth Engineering team ⏬

- Rails / Javascript

- Vue JS + Nuxt JS

- PostgreSQL

- Git / Github

Ideally you’ve already got some knowledge with data tools including data tools integration (GTM, Segment) or data visualization (Datastudio, Looker) and you’re familiar with digital marketing (paid acquisition, conversion, SEO…)

How you will contribute ?

This is unique opportunity for you to ⏬

- Tackle multiple technical challenges with strong business impact

- Work automonously with different technical teams (data, product) and business teams (marekting, sales, customer success, finance)

- Run experiments on a weekly basis with fast impact

- Be at the heart of the value creation of a fintech startup

What do we do to make your work life easier ?

📈 You'll get a competitive compensation package plus company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us

🏥 You’ll have a great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family

🍜 You’ll have lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day

🏢 You’ll be able to work from our wonderful office in the center of Paris, or remotely from any location in France.

🏡 If you have a fully remote contract, you’ll have 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.

🏝You’ll get between 8 to 13 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) to rest and do what you love each year

💪Through our partner Gymlib, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces and more than 300 activities related to wellness

🇬🇧 You’ll have access to Busuu to perfect your english or learn a new langage of your choice

💻 You’ll get the latest Apple equipment

🎉 You’ll be part of a vibrant social community : we do lots of sports together (Foot, running, climbing...), we love to hang out and have a drink together (thursday afterwork drinks on our rooftop is a usual thing. Once-a-year we’ve a company seminar, last time we went on a trip to Centerparc and it was fabulous !)

What does the recruitment process look like ?

- Call with Thomas (Technical Recruiter) : 30 minutes

- Discovery meeting with Thomas, our Growth Engineer & François, Head of Growth : 45 min

- Live-Coding Session with Thomas & : 1 Hour

- Final Interview with Maxime (CMO) and François (Head of Growth) : 1 Hour

Final Words

We make sure we move fast ; you can expect the recruitment process with us to last between 15 and 25 days in total.

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.

We also want to emphasize that we fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and that we’re doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment. 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.