About the job

Monzo Bank is hiring a Senior Staff Backend Engineer in the Growth collective to provide technical leadership across multiple squads and around 20 engineers, partnering with product, data, and operational leaders to drive new user acquisition and impactful product development. The role involves guiding architectural decisions, mentoring and upskilling engineers, solving complex optimisation problems, and balancing speed of execution with technical excellence while delivering scalable, resilient systems. You will contribute to strategy, planning, and execution, working with technologies such as Go, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, and modern data tools, while enabling experimentation and data-driven decision making to accelerate growth. This high-impact role requires experience in technical leadership across multiple teams, problem solving end-to-end from client applications to backend infrastructure, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders. Monzo offers £140,000–£175,000 salary, share options, visa sponsorship, relocation support, flexible working, a £1,000 yearly learning budget, and extensive benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for experienced backend engineers who want to shape the future of digital banking while working in an inclusive and growth-oriented environment.