Should you work at Pennylane?
Probably, if you speak French and want Paris. Pennylane has raised substantially from well-known investors and grown to around a thousand staff, tops up French holiday entitlement with ten days beyond the statutory five weeks, itemises benefits including premium health cover and meal vouchers, and publishes its interview process step by step. Most postings are written in French, which signals the working language; some roles are anchored to Paris with only two remote days, and the strong Glassdoor figures it quotes are self-reported in its own adverts rather than anything we verify.
Read from at least 5 live roles, 5 full job descriptions and 6 funding rounds. No employee reviews, no ratings.
Good fit if
- The company reports a very high Glassdoor rating and recommendation rate, which it publishes in its own adverts.
- French holiday entitlement is topped up with ten additional days beyond the statutory five weeks.
- Benefits are concrete and itemised, including premium health cover, meal vouchers and gym access.
- The interview process is published step by step, naming who you meet and roughly how long it takes.
Think twice if
- Despite the flexible-remote framing, some roles are anchored to Paris with only two remote days a week.
- Most postings are written in French, which signals the working language for many roles.
- The interview process runs to four stages including a live exercise, which is a substantial time commitment.
- Pay is described only in general terms on most postings rather than as a published range.
We can't tell you
- What managers are actually like day to day
- Attrition, tenure or promotion rates
- Whether the pace is sustainable
- Equity terms — no posting states them
What it pays
No active roles publish a salary range.
0 of 5 roles post a range
No role here publishes a salary range.
Where you'd sit
Of 1 roles that specify a setup.
Who they're hiring
5 live roles across 4 teams.
What the job descriptions ask of you
A reading of how 5 postings are worded — not a score, and not comparable between companies.
Autonomy Self-directed
Autonomy and trust are named as the basis of the working environment in the opening line of every posting.
“Vous cherchez un environnement professionnel stimulant basé sur l'autonomie et la confiance ?”
Collaboration Cross-functional
Roles are described as coordinating across teams, with escalation ownership across departments.
“Assurer une communication fluide et efficace entre l'équipe PrM et les autres départements”
Pace Fast
The company describes itself as one of the fastest-growing fintechs in its market.
“Pennylane est une des FinTech à la plus forte croissance en France”
The upside
Stated by Pennylane in its own postings.
The company reports a very high Glassdoor rating and recommendation rate, which it publishes in its own adverts.
“une note moyenne de 4,9/5 sur Glassdoor et 94% des évaluateurs Glassdoor qui recommanderaient PL”
French holiday entitlement is topped up with ten additional days beyond the statutory five weeks.
“10 jours de RTT supplémentaires aux 5 semaines de congés payés”
Benefits are concrete and itemised, including premium health cover, meal vouchers and gym access.
“Un accès à 8000 salles de sport et plus de 300 activités de bien-être via Gymlib”
The interview process is published step by step, naming who you meet and roughly how long it takes.
“Nous nous efforçons d'avoir des processus souples et rapides et tous les entretiens peuvent avoir lieu dans un intervalle de quelques jours”
The company has raised substantially from well-known investors and grown to around a thousand staff.
“Lever un total de 400 millions d'euros, auprès d'investisseurs de renom, dont Sequoïa”
The team is international, drawn from twenty-five countries with a flexible remote culture.
“Construire une équipe internationale composée de collaborateurs issus de 25 pays différents”
The trade-offs
Also from the postings — not complaints from employees.
Despite the flexible-remote framing, some roles are anchored to Paris with only two remote days a week.
“Le poste est basé à Paris, avec 2j de télétravail par semaine.”
Most postings are written in French, which signals the working language for many roles.
“Nous aidons les entrepreneurs à se débarrasser des tâches chronophages liées à la comptabilité et à la finance”
The interview process runs to four stages including a live exercise, which is a substantial time commitment.
“Une mise en situation avec Inès et Jocelyn, Head of Sales (1H)”
Pay is described only in general terms on most postings rather than as a published range.
“Competitive compensation package (including equity)”
Employee sentiment
No data yetWe hold no verified employee reviews for this company. Sentiment appears here only when it comes from verified employees — never from product or customer ratings, which measure something else.