Pennylane

Front End Developer Interview Experience

October 29, 2025

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.

It was a very smooth and transparent hiring process that took 4 weeks from the day I applied to the day I got the offer.

1st screening call
1 week home technical assessment
Debrief with 2 senior engineers
Final culture fit with an engineering manager

The technical assessment was an invoice CRUD. The instructions were clear, and it's up to you which features should be implemented and to be able to explain why. The main focus is product/UX. Keep that in mind to offer a prototype that goes in that way.

After each step, my recruiter kept me updated and was super quick to follow up. At no point did I feel like there were trick questions. The 2 senior engineers were really kind and curious about my assessment, and it was a pleasure to debrief with them.

Questions

In which way do you work with the Product Manager on the daily?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Pennylane Front End Developer role.

Success Rate

67%

Pass Rate

Pennylane's interview process for their Front End Developer roles is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pennylane's Front End Developer interview process.

Pennylane Work Experiences

Very good experience!

Front End Developer • Current Employee

December 23, 2021

Pros: Really smooth interview experience and good talks with everyone during the process. Everyone in the company is really nice and eager to help. The code base is good quality as well :)

Cons: Nothing that I know of.

Very good experience!

Front End Developer • Current Employee

December 23, 2021

Pros: Really smooth interview experience and good talks with everyone during the process. Everyone in the company is really nice and eager to help. The code base is good quality as well :)

Cons: Nothing that I know of.

Great place to work!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 14, 2023

Pros: Company culture is fantastic. Founders come from Booking and they try to apply Booking culture and values @ Pennylane. That created a special treat for employees. You're really appreciated and respected in each way. Good work life balance. No overtime if you don't really insist :) A chance to work with really good people and learn from senior engineers a lot. Gatherings at Paris 5-6 times per year They treat remote people the same as employees from France.

Cons: Tech staff grew from 50 to 100 people in 2022 so now the product is quite huge and there are a lot of new people, but this can always be an advantage since it offers learning opportunities.

Great place to work!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 14, 2023

Pros: Company culture is fantastic. Founders come from Booking and they try to apply Booking culture and values @ Pennylane. That created a special treat for employees. You're really appreciated and respected in each way. Good work life balance. No overtime if you don't really insist :) A chance to work with really good people and learn from senior engineers a lot. Gatherings at Paris 5-6 times per year They treat remote people the same as employees from France.

Cons: Tech staff grew from 50 to 100 people in 2022 so now the product is quite huge and there are a lot of new people, but this can always be an advantage since it offers learning opportunities.

Good days off, but terrible management and stress

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

October 4, 2026

Pros: Proper amount of days off Good people on the team trying to help with PM on the top.

Cons: haven’t seen such a terrible way of managing people and teams in my entire career — from senior leadership down to the Engineering Manager level. During my time there: I saw people constantly getting sick due to stress. Employees were indirectly expected to work overtime and were compared to those who did. There was constant turnover and frequent changes of Product Managers and Engineering Managers, which created instability and a lack of clear direction. The management culture created a lot of unnecessary pressure and unhealthy competition. Ah, I almost forgot! Micromanagement — the cherry on top. It was funny to see that the EM kept chasing people and nitpicking instead of figuring out how to improve features and helping with technical decisions. If you are experienced and have a family, I would not recommend joining.

Good days off, but terrible management and stress

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

October 4, 2026

Pros: Proper amount of days off Good people on the team trying to help with PM on the top.

Cons: haven’t seen such a terrible way of managing people and teams in my entire career — from senior leadership down to the Engineering Manager level. During my time there: I saw people constantly getting sick due to stress. Employees were indirectly expected to work overtime and were compared to those who did. There was constant turnover and frequent changes of Product Managers and Engineering Managers, which created instability and a lack of clear direction. The management culture created a lot of unnecessary pressure and unhealthy competition. Ah, I almost forgot! Micromanagement — the cherry on top. It was funny to see that the EM kept chasing people and nitpicking instead of figuring out how to improve features and helping with technical decisions. If you are experienced and have a family, I would not recommend joining.

Very good experience!

Front End Developer • Current Employee

December 23, 2021

Pros: Really smooth interview experience and good talks with everyone during the process. Everyone in the company is really nice and eager to help. The code base is good quality as well :)

Cons: Nothing that I know of.

5.0
Very good experience!
Front End Developer • Current Employee
December 23, 2021
Pros: Really smooth interview experience and good talks with everyone during the process. Everyone in the company is really nice and eager to help. The code base is good quality as well :)
Cons: Nothing that I know of.

Great place to work!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

January 14, 2023

Pros: Company culture is fantastic. Founders come from Booking and they try to apply Booking culture and values @ Pennylane. That created a special treat for employees. You're really appreciated and respected in each way. Good work life balance. No overtime if you don't really insist :) A chance to work with really good people and learn from senior engineers a lot. Gatherings at Paris 5-6 times per year They treat remote people the same as employees from France.

Cons: Tech staff grew from 50 to 100 people in 2022 so now the product is quite huge and there are a lot of new people, but this can always be an advantage since it offers learning opportunities.

5.0
Great place to work!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
January 14, 2023
Pros: Company culture is fantastic. Founders come from Booking and they try to apply Booking culture and values @ Pennylane. That created a special treat for employees. You're really appreciated and respected in each way. Good work life balance. No overtime if you don't really insist :) A chance to work with really good people and learn from senior engineers a lot. Gatherings at Paris 5-6 times per year They treat remote people the same as employees from France.
Cons: Tech staff grew from 50 to 100 people in 2022 so now the product is quite huge and there are a lot of new people, but this can always be an advantage since it offers learning opportunities.

Good days off, but terrible management and stress

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

October 4, 2026

Pros: Proper amount of days off Good people on the team trying to help with PM on the top.

Cons: haven’t seen such a terrible way of managing people and teams in my entire career — from senior leadership down to the Engineering Manager level. During my time there: I saw people constantly getting sick due to stress. Employees were indirectly expected to work overtime and were compared to those who did. There was constant turnover and frequent changes of Product Managers and Engineering Managers, which created instability and a lack of clear direction. The management culture created a lot of unnecessary pressure and unhealthy competition. Ah, I almost forgot! Micromanagement — the cherry on top. It was funny to see that the EM kept chasing people and nitpicking instead of figuring out how to improve features and helping with technical decisions. If you are experienced and have a family, I would not recommend joining.

1.0
Good days off, but terrible management and stress
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
October 4, 2026
Pros: Proper amount of days off Good people on the team trying to help with PM on the top.
Cons: haven’t seen such a terrible way of managing people and teams in my entire career — from senior leadership down to the Engineering Manager level. During my time there: I saw people constantly getting sick due to stress. Employees were indirectly expected to work overtime and were compared to those who did. There was constant turnover and frequent changes of Product Managers and Engineering Managers, which created instability and a lack of clear direction. The management culture created a lot of unnecessary pressure and unhealthy competition. Ah, I almost forgot! Micromanagement — the cherry on top. It was funny to see that the EM kept chasing people and nitpicking instead of figuring out how to improve features and helping with technical decisions. If you are experienced and have a family, I would not recommend joining.

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