6 months ago
Remote, United Kingdom or London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Partner with Engineering Directors to shape technical and product direction across a 30–70+ engineer collective and multiple squads
- Remain hands-on with coding and architecture while leading from the front
- Partner with Product and Design leadership to define strategy, shape roadmaps, and make high-impact trade-offs
- Mobilise teams around high-impact problems and create clarity, alignment, and momentum
- Lead architectural direction for complex systems and ensure cohesive, scalable designs across teams
- Drive improvements in technical quality, reliability, and scalability
- Mentor, sponsor, and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders
Requirements
- Track record of leading complex, high-impact systems and driving technical direction across multiple teams
- Strong technical judgment combined with product and business awareness
- Experience with scalable backend, distributed, or data-intensive systems
- Ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces and help teams define direction and execute
- Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across engineering, product, and other functions
- Outcome-focused approach using data to guide decisions
- Enjoyment of mentoring and raising the technical bar for other engineers
Benefits
- UK relocation assistance and visa sponsorship
- London office or UK-remote working with occasional London meetings
- Flexible working hours
- £1,000 annual learning budget for books, training courses, and conferences
- MacBook provided to all employees
- Home-office setup support for fully remote employees
Tech Stack
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About Monzo
Monzo is a UK digital bank delivering mobile app-based current accounts for individuals, teens, joint holders, and businesses, plus savings, investments, and credit. It earns revenue from interchange, subscriptions (e.g., Plus/Premium), and lending, and operates primarily under a UK banking license. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, the privately held company grew from a prepaid card into a full-service retail bank.