Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Remote)

About the role

Monzo is looking for a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to provide hands‑on technical leadership across multiple squads. You will work remotely while influencing product and architecture decisions that shape the future of our banking platform.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering Directors to define technical and product direction for a collective of 30‑70+ engineers.
• Write production‑grade code and lead architectural design for complex, scalable systems.
• Collaborate with Product and Design leaders to set roadmap priorities and make high‑impact trade‑offs.
• Mobilise teams around high‑value problems, ensuring clarity, alignment and sustainable delivery.
• Set and uphold technical excellence standards, driving improvements in quality, reliability and scalability.
• Mentor senior engineers and nurture future technical leaders.

Required profile

• Proven experience in senior engineering leadership roles within large, fast‑moving tech organisations.
• Strong ability to influence cross‑functional teams and align technical decisions with business goals.
• Excellent communication skills and a track record of mentoring engineers.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary range £155,000‑£200,000 plus equity.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Opportunity to shape the future of a leading digital bank.