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Monzo is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer

About the Role

🚀 Embarking on a mission to revolutionize financial services. We're transforming traditional banking paradigms. Our journey began with a prepaid card, expanding into comprehensive financial solutions in the UK. Our offerings now include personal and business bank accounts, joint accounts, teen and children's accounts, and credit products. UK customers can save, invest, and manage pensions through our platform. Our distinctive coral cards and innovative features like early wage access, coupled with engaging social media financial education and exceptional customer support, create memorable experiences. Our focus transcends product sales - we aim to solve problems and positively impact lives through Monzo ❤️ Watch our team discuss Monzo's work culture ✨ 📍London / UK Remote | 💰 £135,000 - £184,000 + Share Options | Benefits | Technology Senior Staff Engineer: L70 on Engineering Progression Framework About Engineering Teams: Approximately 450 engineers among 4,000 total employees. We encourage team mobility and specialization. Engineers collaborate across departments, participating in knowledge-sharing sessions about banking and communication. We actively contribute to open-source software and maintain a detailed technology blog. Senior Staff Engineer Responsibilities: • Provide technical leadership across engineering squads • Collaborate with product leadership to optimize cross-team trade-offs • Drive team alignment around strategic objectives • Maintain comprehensive technical context across work-streams • Lead architectural discussions for complex systems • Uphold technical excellence standards • Champion quality-focused culture • Proactively mentor and sponsor engineering talent Company-wide influence, working across business units to accelerate Monzo's growth. Technologies: • Go • Cassandra • Kafka • Kubernetes • Docker • AWS/GCP • React • Feast Ideal Candidate: • Proven technical excellence • Experience leading complex product challenges • Backend/Data/ML systems expertise • Data-driven decision making • Comfort with ambiguity • Desire to improve financial services Compensation & Benefits: 💰 £135,000 - £184,000 + share options ✈️ UK relocation support ✅ Visa sponsorship 📍 Flexible UK-based work ⏰ Adaptable working hours 📚 £1,000 annual learning budget 🏡 Remote work setup support Interview Process: 1. Recruiter Call 2. Initial Discussion 3. System Design Interview 4. Take-home/Pair Programming Task 5. Final Behavioral/Leadership Interview Estimated 3-4 week process Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to diversity and inclusive workplace Embracing individual differences, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Required Skills
Go ProgrammingKubernetesDockerAWSSystem DesignTechnical LeadershipMachine Learning DeploymentBackend SystemsData Intensive SystemsCloud Infrastructure Go ProgrammingKubernetesDockerAWSSystem DesignTechnical LeadershipMachine Learning DeploymentBackend SystemsData Intensive SystemsCloud Infrastructure
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About company
Monzo
A modern digital banking platform offering personal and business bank accounts, credit cards, savings, and investment services in the UK, focused on making banking simpler and more customer-friendly.
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Job Details
Category backend
Posted 5 months ago