Process
I applied online. The process took four weeks.
The process was very open, and my recruiter was really helpful during the process. If you look at their blog, you'll see a detailed article of the whole process in their attempt at demystifying the interview process. I definitely recommend reading it. Unfortunately, I failed at the systems design round as I don't have much experience in it, and I didn't have enough time to prepare. Overall, it was a good process, but the only thing that bummed me out was that I requested feedback. While my recruiter told me she had gone to start the process of getting it, she never ended up giving it to me despite any follow-ups.
Questions
The process was a recruiter call, an engineer call, a take-home coding task, a review of the task, a behavioral round, and a systems design round.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 45 interview experiences for the Monzo Backend Engineer role.
Success Rate
Monzo's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Monzo's Backend Engineer interview process.
Monzo Work Experiences
- 1.0Completely exhaustingBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandJanuary 16, 2020Pros: Lots of good people, nice culture, potentially lots of interesting things to work onCons: Very product focused environment. If you're not on a product team and not one of the first 20 engineers, you'll struggle to progress Lack of direction from senior management. Other teams can't make up their minds but you'll be forced to chase their whims anyway Back office teams are under resourced and over worked, and do not have time to invest in improving their systems Doesn't do competitive salary reviews
- 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.
- 5.0Fast moving high performance companyBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 14, 2022Pros: High performing teams Great company culture, friendly and very transparent High levels of autonomy for teamsCons: Working in a highly regulated environment comes with its challenges
