Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

The role

You will build reliable, scalable, and user-focused products within a squad. You will lead technical deliveries, resolve production issues, and improve engineering practices.

What you will do

• Understand and frame user and product problems
• Lead significant technical deliveries from design to production
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues
• Design and evolve robust solutions for performance and scalability
• Bring expertise in at least one major part of the stack
• Improve engineering practices through code reviews, pair programming, and documentation
• Act as a role model and driver for other engineers
• Collaborate with other teams to unblock technical topics
• Contribute to the tech community through content, onboarding, and interviews

Required qualifications

• At least 7-8 years of hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails
• Technical expertise combined with strong product and business understanding
• Collaborative team player
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• 30 vacation days paid by Pennylane
• Competitive compensation package
• Company shares
• Budget for home workspace
• Monthly allowance for coworking space
• Access to 8000 fitness spaces and 300 wellness activities through Gymlib
• Access to Busuu for English or French
• Latest Apple equipment
• Company events such as Tech Days and annual company seminar
• French contract includes 6 to 13 RTT, 5 weeks PTOs, lunch credits (Swile), and Alan Blue healthcare cover

Before you apply

• Must be based in Europe within a maximum time difference of two hours from CET
• General chat with a Talent Acquisition Manager
• Test-home assignment and debriefing session with software engineers
• Culture-fit discussion with tech leadership

About the company

Pennylane is a fast-growing Fintech in France providing accounting and financial software for small businesses and accountants.