Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe)? Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy? Are our Engineering principles aligned with your vision? Then, Pennylane is the right place for you ! Our vision We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs (and soon, European ones). We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business. Simultaneously, we support accounting firms by enabling them to spend less time on redundant and repetitive tasks and more time on advising and supporting their clients. Already, over 1 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and more than 6,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France! 🚀 About us Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!) In 6 years of existence, we’ve managed to : 💻 Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants 💰 Raise a total of €400 millions, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more... 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Grow from 7 cofounders to 1100+ happy Pennylaners : we’re now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely), with a 4.6/5 rating on Glassdoor . 🌍 Build an international environment with more than 25 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe 🤝 Earn the trust of thousands of customers and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings 🚀 Already more than 1 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 6,500 accounting firms use Pennylane in France! HOW you will contribute to the company as a Senior Software Engineer? As a Senior Software Engineer at Pennylane, your squad is your primary focus . You will contribute to building reliable, scalable and user-focused products, while helping the engineers around you grow and raising the quality of our technical execution. You will: Understand and frame user and product problems , using your product knowledge to help your squad deliver simple, pragmatic and valuable solutions. Lead significant technical deliveries within your squad , from understanding the problem to designing, implementing, testing and operating the solution in production. Investigate and resolve complex production issues , using monitoring, observability and data analysis tools to identify root causes and prevent recurrence. Design and evolve robust solutions , identifying performance, scalability and reliability opportunities and turning them into pragmatic technical improvements. Bring strong expertise in at least one major part