Staff Backend Engineer
Monzo
About this role
A Staff Engineer (L60) at Monzo is a senior backend/product engineer focused on building and scaling core banking services and customer-facing financial products. The role works across Monzo’s collectives on distributed systems, resilient backend services and infrastructure, and contributes to open source and platform improvements. The position can be based in the London office or remotely across the UK and supports Monzo’s mission to make money work for everyone.
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About Monzo
monzo.comMonzo is an app-first UK challenger bank (founded 2015) focused on "making money work for everyone." It offers free UK current accounts — personal, joint and business — plus in-app tools to organise, save and invest, with features like budgeting, Pots, instant spending notifications and card controls. Monzo also provides credit products and business services, and emphasizes a clean mobile experience, transparency and community-driven product development. Headquartered in London, it’s known for fast onboarding and strong customer support.
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Dec 16, 2025
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Dec 16, 2025
Banking DiveMonzo CEO to step down in February
Oct 30, 2025
Bloomberg.comMonzo Gets Irish Banking License to Expand Into European Markets
Dec 17, 2025
About Monzo
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$146k – $191k
per year