Engineering Manager

• Lead cross-functional, autonomous engineering teams at Monzo across three pillars: people, product, and technical leadership. • Take accountability for technical and delivery outcomes for your area while supporting and developing best-in-class engineering talent. • Initially lead a group of around 7–10 engineers, coaching and developing them through regular 1:1s and continuous feedback. • Currently hiring across Platform, Core App, and Expansion — your application is considered across all open EM positions. • London or fully remote within the UK, with no mandate on office attendance.

• Experienced engineering manager with a strong technical and delivery background, having previously worked as a software engineer. • Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem areas with a high degree of autonomy. • Delivery experience, able to guide squads in achieving their outcomes. • Focuses on outcomes over processes, optimising for highest impact and leverage. • Able to input, understand, and challenge engineering decisions — while empowering the team to make them. • Understands what good looks like for a high-performing engineering team and can chart a course to get there. • Natural ability to inspire, motivate, and coach people to achieve their goals.

• Experience working in an experimentation-led engineering environment. • Background leading teams across platform, infrastructure, or expansion-focused product areas. • Familiarity with Monzo's tech stack: Go, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS.

• Take accountability for delivery across your squad(s), collaborating with the Technical Lead and Product Manager. • Actively foster a high bar for engineering excellence, holding clear expectations for technical outcomes and individual performance. • Support, coach, and develop a group of 7–10 engineers through regular 1:1s and continuous feedback. • Partner with senior engineers to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for engineering practices. • Lead on stakeholder communication, creating focus space for engineers to do their best work. • Collaborate with the wider engineering organisation to contribute to company-wide managerial and technical standards.

We have been Monzo customers for years and have always loved their beautiful, simple app UI. We believe their product has a positive impact on millions of customers, motivating them to be more conservative with their spending and helping them save money. Monzo, as a company, has consistently grown over the past 10 years and is known for its strong company culture, generous benefits, and leadership that strives to be truly transparent and cares about its colleagues. It is a company that helps you advance your career and grow as a professional, working with great teams. If you like to join a thriving, upcoming bank and help millions of customers lead a financially sound life, Monzo gives you the opportunity to push ahead.

• Base salary of £112,000–£145,000 plus performance-based incentive awards. • Visa sponsorship available. • Relocation support to the UK available. • Flexible working hours — freedom for school drop-offs, gym slots, appointments, and avoiding peak commute times. • No mandate on office attendance; London or fully remote within the UK. • £1,000 learning budget each year for books, training courses, and conferences.

Monzo is on a mission to make money work for everyone. With around 400 engineers building an in-house banking platform, Monzo organises its teams into cross-functional squads and groups with shallow line management structures, giving teams direct ownership of their work and the decisions that matter most.