I applied online. I interviewed at Pennylane (France)
Interview
Had a remote HR interview. Very positive and focused without BS. The process is smooth and the value your time, definitely. If considering to apply for them, do not hesitate. They have a strong product focus, very well described principles and all-remote policy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes a job ad stand out from your point of view.
Hi, and thank you for sharing your experience with our interview process.
We strive to make our recruitment process both thorough and efficient (with no "BS3 ;)), and we believe in asking questions that help us understand candidates' product sense.
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We wish you all the best with your carreer and adventures !
The Pennylane team
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pennylane (France) (Athens, Athens, Attica) in Apr 2026
Interview
Long process, with take home assignment. The recruiter was very and helpful with feedback for each step. The technical side, was very user focus, how to improve user experience and was will make the ui more user friendly
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Pennylane (France) in Jan 2026
Interview
The process started well with the initial screening call, which went smoothly. However, things became more complicated afterward, as I had to follow up multiple times with HR to move forward to the next steps.
For the next stage, I was asked to build a small application. I completed the assignment and prepared for what I expected to be a technical discussion about the implementation and design choices.
Unfortunately, the interview itself was not a great experience. One of the interviewers joined the call with a very stiff and unwelcoming attitude, which made the atmosphere tense from the start. Instead of focusing on the technical aspects of the project, they asked several vague, non-technical questions such as how I would monetize the app I had just built or how I would expand it as a product.
While these can be interesting product discussions, the questions felt more like pressure than a constructive conversation. There was little effort to guide the discussion or help clarify expectations.
Another difficulty was that it was quite hard to understand the main interviewer’s English, which made communication more challenging during the call.
In the end, only about five minutes were left to discuss the technical side of the project, which I had expected to be the main focus of the interview. Overall, the process felt disorganized and not very candidate-friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell how would you make money of the app that you just built