Monzo is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer - Platform

🚀 We're revolutionizing banking's traditional complexity. Our financial ecosystem has expanded dramatically over a decade in the UK. Beyond personal and business accounts, we offer joint accounts, teen banking, child accounts, and credit solutions. UK customers can save, invest, and manage pensions through our platform. Our vibrant coral cards and innovative features, combined with financial education and exceptional customer service, create magical user experiences. We're committed to solving problems and transforming lives through technology. 📍London / UK Remote | 💰 £135,000 - £184,000 + Share Options | Benefits | Technology Senior Staff Engineer: L70 on Engineering Progression Framework Our Engineering Context: Approximately 450 engineers within a 5,000-person organization. We foster flexibility, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration. We're passionate about open-source contributions and transparent technological exploration. Platform Collective Mission: Support Monzo's scalability by providing robust, secure, and performant technological infrastructure. Our goal is empowering technology teams to create extraordinary customer experiences while maintaining cost-efficient growth. Senior Staff Engineer Responsibilities: As a technical leadership role, you'll drive company-wide technological improvements. You'll focus on platform resilience, bridging product and platform engineering teams. Specific expectations include: - Hands-on technical problem-solving - Technical leadership for system reliability - Strengthening inter-team technological interfaces - Promoting robust system design culture - Mentoring and elevating engineering talent - Championing quality and architectural excellence Ideal Candidate Qualifications: - Extensive software engineering background - Cloud and container expertise (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes) - Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency - Systems thinking and deep technical curiosity - Platform development mindset - Comfort with dynamic, ambiguous environments Technologies We Utilize: - Go programming language - Cassandra - Kafka - Kubernetes/Docker - AWS/GCP - React - Feast ML tools Compensation & Benefits: - £135,000 - £184,000 salary - Share options - UK relocation support - Visa sponsorship - Flexible working - £1,000 annual learning budget - Remote-friendly setup Interview Process: 1. Recruiter Call 2. Initial Discussion 3. System Design Interview 4. Take-home/Pair Programming Task 5. Final Behavioral/Leadership Interview Duration: Approximately 3-4 weeks We're committed to diversity, inclusion, and providing equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of background. #LI-Remote #LI-ZM