Process
All rounds were performed, and the system design one was deemed the one that I failed. The interviewers were not given feedback during the session, and most of the discussion with them was pretty weak and non-concluding to anything that I could incorporate as feedback. It's a shame since that type of interview requires a person who is actually having a clear conversation back and forth. It was pretty disappointing from an engineering perspective.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 45 interview experiences for the Monzo Backend Engineer role.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Monzo's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive51%
Neutral16%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Monzo's Backend Engineer interview process.
Monzo Work Experiences
5.0
Pretty good!
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
March 16, 2024
Pros: Good colleagues. Awesome tech stack. Go is fun.
Cons: WLB can take a hit sometimes.
4.0
A good place to work, but I feels like a conveyor line worker
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
October 21, 2022
Pros: Good salary Learning budget (I used it for local conference tickets and eng books) Motivated colleagues Engineering tools are kept up-to-date Business is doing well and on a sure track to achieve profitability next year Working on a known and loved product makes me feel good
Cons: Work in product squads is mostly copy-paste from existing things, with a few variations. The eng platform is very opinionated (and limited to a set of tools - only Golang as a language, only Cassandra - AWS Key Spaces as DB). It contributes to the feeling of being a conveyor line worker at the engineering features factory.
The work is fast-paced and there is a lot of it. I never work on weekends and really late into the evening. At the same time, every day is intense and every evening I am very tired. By the end of the week, I am usually exhausted.
5.0
My review
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
October 14, 2025
Pros: Good environment, friendly, lots of learning opportunities
Cons: I don't see any for now
- 5.0Pretty good!Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandMarch 16, 2024Pros: Good colleagues. Awesome tech stack. Go is fun.Cons: WLB can take a hit sometimes.
- 4.0A good place to work, but I feels like a conveyor line workerBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandOctober 21, 2022Pros: Good salary Learning budget (I used it for local conference tickets and eng books) Motivated colleagues Engineering tools are kept up-to-date Business is doing well and on a sure track to achieve profitability next year Working on a known and loved product makes me feel goodCons: Work in product squads is mostly copy-paste from existing things, with a few variations. The eng platform is very opinionated (and limited to a set of tools - only Golang as a language, only Cassandra - AWS Key Spaces as DB). It contributes to the feeling of being a conveyor line worker at the engineering features factory. The work is fast-paced and there is a lot of it. I never work on weekends and really late into the evening. At the same time, every day is intense and every evening I am very tired. By the end of the week, I am usually exhausted.
- 5.0My reviewBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandOctober 14, 2025Pros: Good environment, friendly, lots of learning opportunitiesCons: I don't see any for now
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