Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Pennylane, a fast-growing fintech company building a financial OS for European SMEs, as an Engineering Manager. You will lead a team of 5-8 software engineers, contribute individually (20-30% of your time), collaborate with product managers, identify developer strengths and areas for improvement, and help establish processes as the team scales. Pennylane offers a remote-first environment, working from anywhere in Europe with occasional team meetings in Paris. The company provides a competitive compensation package, including company shares, a workspace budget, and access to wellness benefits. This role requires at least 5 years of software development experience, strong management skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Requirements

• Have at least 5 years of experience in software development, rather using Ruby on Rails or React.js
• Have a balanced blend of technical, business, and product skills
• Have a solid management experience
• Are a team player and have experience working in an agile environment
• Have empathy for your users and want to change their lives and you are pragmatic
• Have strong communication skills and are capable of articulating your ideas clearly

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 5 to 8 Software Engineers
• Be an individual contributor for the team (around 20-30% of your time)
• Collaborate with the product manager to make sure our standards in terms of quality and efficiency are respected but also that there is a good mood and that everybody is fulfilled in their job
• Identify our developers' key strengths and areas of improvement to help them grow
• Collaborate with the other Senior Engineering Managers and Engineering Managers to set up the appropriate process as the team grows

Benefits

• You'll be able to work remotely from anywhere in Europe, as long as your contract allows you to
• You’ll have a compensation package
• You'll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us
• 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
• Through our partner Gymlib, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness
• You’ll have access to Busuu to perfect your english or your french
• 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. Twice-a-year we do company seminars, last time we went on a trip to Centerparcs and it was fabulous !)
• You’ll be able to work fully from your home or any co-working space in France, or from our wonderful office in the center of Paris
• You’ll get between 8 to 13 additional days off (to the 25 standard ones) to rest and do what you love each year
• You’ll have lunch credits (Swile card) to buy your favorite food every day
• You’ll have a great healthcare cover (Alan Blue) to take care of yourself and your family