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Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Madrid, Spain

March 13, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter, and the process took one week.

I had a very unprofessional experience with Pennylane. I was contacted on LinkedIn, and we set a first call. I had to wait for five minutes after the scheduled time. The interview was really hard to understand because of the strong French accent. I was treated like another number, just following a strict interview script. Some days later, I received an email in French saying that they would continue with other candidates because my English was not good enough. This was the first time in my professional life that I had received this feedback. I hope the company stops making people who don't speak English judge the speaking abilities of others.

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Pennylane's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in Madrid, Madrid is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Pennylane's Backend Engineer interview process in Madrid, Madrid.

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