At SheCanCode we recently spoke with Emilie Paillous, Senior Engineer, at Pennylane, about maternity leave...
Pennylane is one of the fastest-growing B2B Fintechs in France. We help business owners save time on handling accounting and finance, while giving them access to key information that they can use to make better decisions.
Our HQ is based in Paris, however we have employees all over Europe, in more than 20 countries! We’re product-led, growing fast, backed by strong investors and are starting to hire software engineers anywhere in Europe, to join our experienced remote-first engineering team.
Websites: https://www.pennylane.com/fr/
Careers:https://www.pennylane.com/fr/careers/
Business Sector: Technology, Accounting and Finance
HQ Location: Paris
Office Locations: France
Number of People: 300+ from 20+ countries
CEO and Co-Founder: Arthur Waller
COO and Co-Founder: Felix Blossier
Co-Founder and Head of Sales: Edouard Mascre
Co-Founder and Head of Partner Success: Alexandre Roquoplo
Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe! While some companies count on marketing and sales to gain market share, we are a product-led company and we are investing primarily on building an innovative and scalable platform. Tech and product teams have a crucial role to play to achieve this goal.
Become a part of a vibrant social community: While being able to work remotely from anywhere in Europe, we do occasional meetups in our Parisian HQs (tech days) and twice a year, a whole company off-site seminar. Last time we went to Provence and it was fabulous!
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. In your first week, you will learn everything about our company, our teams, and our vision during the onboarding process.
In this episode, we hear from Yasmina Bouabdallaoui, Product Designer, at Pennylane, who shares her own experiences of professional retraining and how examining your past can help you to rediscover key skills and opportunities to land a new job.
In 3 years of existence, we’ve managed to:
Step one: A general chat with a Talent Acquisition Manager (30 min)
Step two: Test-home assignment + a debriefing session with one of our software engineers (45 min)
Step three: Last discussion with one of our Tech Co-Founders (1 h)
Compensation package depending on level of experience
Budget to turn your home into a comfortable workplace
Access to Busuu to perfect your French or English language
Access to 800 fitness space in Europe
Option to recieve company shares
Be part of a vibrant social community with lots of work events
Able to work remote anywhere in Europe
Lunch credits to buy your favourite food 
Healthcare for you and your family
We embrace diversity 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.
The recent initiative that was undertaken was partnering with Tech Schools that focus on providing Tech education for women at all ages. We also ensure to avoid bias in our recruitment process and we are continuously undergoing training as a company and recruitment team to better our understanding of the matter.
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.
“Professional equality Professional equality is at the heart of our concerns.
We want to bring the same diversity in our workforce as in the general population.
This approach allows us to obtain a score of 75 points out of 100 on the index relating to the pay gap between women and men in 2021”
The result of this index reinforces our determination to make ever greater progress in defending gender diversity and equal pay for men and women within Pennylane. We are also implementing actions over the coming months aimed at closing the wage gap between men and women and increasing the number of women in positions of responsibility at Pennylane.
The Pennylane Seminar is an annual event that gives rhythm to the life of the Pennylaners. Once a year, the whole company meets for 2 days of team building in a different place.
The WinterCamp and SummerCamp are the 2 annual events that give rhythm to the life of the Pennylaners. Twice a year, the whole team meets for 2 days of team building in a different place.
