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Senior Engineering Manager

Monzo
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience
Senior · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

A Senior Engineering Manager role at Monzo, managing managers across multiple teams in an org of around 20-30 people, accountable for technical and delivery outcomes. The role involves growing and building new squads and leading Tech Leads, Senior Engineers and 2-3 Engineering Managers.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
Hybrid
Pay
GBP 138,000 – 175,000 / year

What you'll do

  • Lead across multiple teams in an org of around 20-30 people as a manager of managers
  • Grow and build new squads as needed
  • Directly manage Tech Leads, Senior Engineers and 2-3 Engineering Managers
  • Take accountability for delivery across your squad(s), collaborating with the Technical Lead and Product Manager
  • Be accountable for the technical and delivery outcomes for your area
  • Support and develop best in class engineering talent
  • Create an inclusive team environment for people to do their best work
  • Structure, organise, support and challenge your team to deliver on their mission
  • Actively foster a high bar for engineering excellence within your teams
  • Hold accountability for technical outcomes alongside individual engineer performance and growth
  • Support, coach and develop Engineering Managers through their career with regular 1:1s and continuous feedback
  • Partner with senior engineers to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for engineering practices
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships with other teams
  • Collaborate with the wider engineering organisation to contribute to company-wide best managerial and technical practices and standards

What we're looking for

  • Experienced manager with a strong technical and delivery background
  • Has worked as a software engineer in previous roles
  • Experience directly managing at least 2-3 Engineering Managers and leading orgs of around ~20 engineers
  • Adept at delivery and execution
  • Adept at engineering and operational excellence
  • Adept at people leadership
  • Adept at technical influence
  • Adept at stakeholder relationships
  • Adept at organisation-wide impact

Benefits

  • £138,000 - £175,000 + Equity + Benefits
  • Can be based in the London office, with distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences

How to get hired

  1. 1Initial informal recruiter call
  2. 2Initial Call (1 hour) with a Senior Engineering Manager or Engineering Director, example-based questions on people leadership, product delivery and technical leadership
  3. 3Loop Stage (3 hours 30 mins) over 1-2 days: Team and Org Management (1 hour)
  4. 4System Design (1 hour) with a Staff or Principal Engineer on a technical whiteboarding exercise
  5. 5Behavioural (1 hour)
  6. 6Chat with an Engineering Leader (30 mins)
  7. 7Average process takes around 3-4 weeks

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About Monzo

We're on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Monzo started as a prepaid card and its product offering has grown over the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, Monzo offers joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK. UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with Monzo. Monzo is known for hot coral cards, a get-paid-early feature, financial education on social media and award winning customer service.

Mission

Making money work for everyone.

Key facts

  • Banking
  • Started as a prepaid card
  • Product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK
  • Offers personal and business bank accounts, joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK
  • UK customers can save, invest and combine their pensions with Monzo
  • Known for hot coral cards and a get-paid-early feature
  • Main tech hub is in London, with engineers living everywhere in the UK

What they value

  • We're not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives
  • Diversity and inclusion are a priority
  • Flexibility and wellbeing