Backend Engineer III

Monzo Bank
Cardiff
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 78,000 - 110,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Backend Engineer III at Monzo collaborates in squads to build and support a part of the in-house banking platform, working across disciplines to deliver customer-focused backend services. You'll contribute to distributed systems, write resilient software using strongly-typed languages, and engage with technologies like Go, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure in a UK-wide engineering organisation with flexible locations (London, Cardiff, or Remote).

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Monzo Bank
Monzo Bank
1 year ago

Backend Engineer III

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Job Summary

Backend Engineer III at Monzo collaborates in squads to build and support a part of the in-house banking platform, working across disciplines to deliver customer-focused backend services. You'll contribute to distributed systems, write resilient software using strongly-typed languages, and engage with technologies like Go, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure in a UK-wide engineering organisation with flexible locations (London, Cardiff, or Remote).
Location: Cardiff
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with your squad and other disciplines (product managers, researchers, designers, other engineers) to build and support a defined part of Monzo.
  • •Contribute to designing, building and maintaining backend services and infrastructure within a self-governing collective.
  • •Participate in standard interview process across collectives to align with business needs.
  • •Engage in a culture of learning, open-source contributions, and technical growth within Monzo’s engineering framework.
  • •Contribute to delivering reliable, scalable systems and improving customer outcomes through data-informed decisions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 78,000 - 110,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityLearning BudgetRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •strong experience working on the backend of a technology product.
  • •familiarity with distributed systems and writing resilient software.
  • •experience with strongly-typed languages (Go, Java, C, Scala, etc.).
  • •comfort with ambiguity and a product-minded mindset to drive customer outcomes with data-informed decisions.
Experience:FintechBankingPayments
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoCassandraKafkaKubernetesDockerEnvoy ProxyAWSGCPReact

Company Brief

Monzo Bank
Monzo is a UK-based digital bank offering mobile-first current accounts, savings, business banking, and financial tools focused on transparency, low fees, and real-time money management for consumers and small businesses.
Industry: Neobanking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2015
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