Senior Staff Engineer - Platform
This is a high-impact leadership role for an Individual Contributor who wants to shape the technical foundation of a leading UK neobank. You will focus on platform resilience, ensuring that Monzo's infrastructure can support rapid global growth without sacrificing performance. It is a rare opportunity to exercise company-wide influence while remaining deeply hands-on with complex engineering challenges.
Monzo
London, England, United Kingdom · Posted 16 April 2026
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Overview
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About Monzo
Monzo is an enterprise organisation working in fintech / banking, based in London, England, United Kingdom.
Fintech / Banking
Enterprise
London, England, United Kingdom
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Requirements & Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical direction for platform resilience across the organization
- Develop and improve platform abstractions to simplify product engineering workflows
- Collaborate with diverse engineering teams to ensure system reliability and security
- Optimize platform cost-efficiency to ensure growth remains sustainable
- Mentor other engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence
Essential
- Extensive experience in technical leadership as an individual contributor
- Proven track record of designing and maintaining high-availability platform abstractions
- Deep understanding of system resilience and reliability engineering
- Ability to influence technical strategy across multiple departments and collectives
- Experience working at the intersection of infrastructure and product engineering
Preferred
- Experience contributing to open-source software projects
- Background in high-growth fintech or banking environments
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architecture
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Perks
Benefits & perks
- Competitive salary (£135k-£184k)
- Equity through share options
- Flexible working arrangements (Remote/Hybrid)
- Regular knowledge-sharing and learning sessions
- Opportunity to contribute to open-source software
- Award-winning company culture and customer-centric mission
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