Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud-Based Banking Platform)
Join Monzo Bank as a Senior Backend Engineer to build and support backend systems for a cross-functional squad. Work on products used daily by millions, with a strong culture of open-source contribution and collaboration.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Posting on behalf of Monzo Bank.
🚀 Senior Backend Engineer (L50)
📍 London, United Kingdom / UK Remote
💰 £95,000–£130,000 + Benefits
✈️ Visa sponsorship & relocation support availabl
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Monzo is one of the United Kingdom’s fastest-growing digital banks. Over the last decade, we’ve evolved from a prepaid card into a full financial platform serving millions of customers. We’re here to make money work for everyone — not by selling products, but by solving real problems
Why Join Monzo Engineering
400+ engineers building our in-house banking platfor- mWork on products used daily by million
- sProjects span payments, core banking, infrastructure, security, fincrime, data, AI/ML tools, and mor
- eStrong culture of cross-functional squads and open-source contributio
What You’ll D
Build and support backend systems as part of a cross-functional squa- dWork across collectives like Core Banking, Payments, Platform, Growth, Fincrime, Security, and other
- sSolve problems at scale in a modern cloud-based environmen
- tContribute to resilient distributed system
- sUse technologies like Go, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Envoy, AWS, GCP, and Reac
- t(No prior experience with Go required — onboarding provided!
What We’re Looking Fo
Strong backend engineering experienc- eProduct mindset with focus on customer outcome
- sComfort working in teams that iterate quickly and handle ambiguit
- yExperience with strongly-typed languages (Go, Java, C, Scala, etc.
- )Curiosity and willingness to learn (no degree required
How We Wor
Remote-friendly across the United Kingdom with optional London offic- eFlexible hours and supportive culture for work-life balanc
- eSocial office culture (team days, lunches, Treat Thursdays
- )Core-hour scheduling to support deep work and collaboratio
Interview Proces
Initial cal- lTake-home or pairing exercis
- eFinal interview (system design + behavioural
Benefit
£95k–£130k base + stock option- sVisa sponsorship + relocation suppor
- tLearning budget (£1,000/year
- )Flexible workin
- gFull benefits listed on Monzo’s careers pag
Monzo is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply
Apply here - https://techabroad.io/job/28