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Monzo

Senior Staff Backend Engineer

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about 8 hours ago
London, United Kingdom or Remote, United Kingdom
Senior / Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Engineering Directors to shape technical and product direction across multiple squads.
  • Lead hands-on coding and architecture efforts.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design leadership to define strategy and shape roadmaps.
  • Mobilize teams around high-impact problems, ensuring clarity and alignment.
  • Influence architectural direction for complex systems, ensuring cohesive designs.
  • Set and uphold high standards for technical excellence across the collective.
  • Mentor and develop senior engineers and future leaders.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading complex, high-impact systems.
  • Strong technical judgment combined with product and business awareness.
  • Experience with scalable backend, distributed, or data-intensive systems.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces.
  • Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across various teams.
  • Focus on outcomes and impact, using data to guide decisions.
  • Passion for mentoring and raising the bar for other engineers.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary of £140,000 - £184,000 plus share options.
  • Relocation assistance to the UK.
  • Visa sponsorship available.
  • Flexible working hours and remote work options.
  • £1,000 annual learning budget for professional development.
  • Support for work-from-home setup.

Tech Stack

Apache CassandraApache KafkaAWSDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesReact

Categories

Backend