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Senior Engineering Manager

Backend Developer • Senior • On-site • Full-time • 📍 Paris

Pennylane, one of the fastest-growing fintechs in France, is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to help drive and mentor its engineering squads. The tech team is divided into more than 40 squads, each led by an Engineering Manager working with a PM and a Product Designer. In this 'manager of managers' role, you will manage several Engineering Managers, report directly to a Co-Founder & CTO or the Head of Engineering, and collaborate with a Group Product Manager and Product Design Manager. Pennylane is based in Paris but the tech team is remote-first.

Responsibilities

  • Drive and mentor several engineering squads as a manager of managers, directly managing several Engineering Managers
  • Collaborate with product managers to ensure quality and efficiency standards are respected and that the team is fulfilled in their work
  • Identify developers' key strengths and areas for improvement to help them grow, including within the senior developer community
  • Collaborate with other Engineering Managers to set up appropriate processes as the team grows
  • Provide leadership within the senior tech community and work on cross-team or transversal initiatives
  • Participate in scaling the Pennylane application from 700k+ customers upward

Requirements

  • Significant experience managing engineering teams, including management of managers
  • Fluent in English

Soft skills

Leadership and mentoring abilityPeople management and team growth focusCross-functional collaboration

What we offer

  • Remote work from anywhere in Europe (subject to contract)
  • Compensation package plus company shares
  • Budget to set up a home workspace and a monthly coworking allowance
  • Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and 300+ wellness activities via Gymlib
  • Access to Busuu to improve English or French
  • Latest Apple equipment
  • Company events and seminars; France-based staff get 6-13 extra days off, Swile lunch credits and Alan Blue healthcare

About the company

Pennylane is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in France, aiming to become the most beloved financial operating system of European SMEs. In 6 years it has raised over 220 million euros (including from Sequoia) and grown from 7 cofounders to over 1000 employees, with a 4.6/5 Glassdoor rating and an e-NPS of 94. It is a product-led company with a remote-first tech culture and more than 30 nationalities.

Languages: Angol (folyékony)