Engineering Manager Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
February 21, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.
Describe situations that you have previously been in. Talk through experiences of delivery, technical implementation, and people management. Interviews are held with one person, who has to take notes, write a scorecard, and ask questions at the same time. Notes did not align with what was said and experiences that I've had, so I can see that the one-person situation isn't doing well for them in understanding the candidate's experience. I needed to ask for feedback, and when I received it, it highlighted concerns about the accuracy of the note-taking. The interviewer also didn't ask about topics called out in the feedback or try to clarify points. Be cautious with your input and their output.
Questions
How do you handle capacity management?
How do you manage priorities with product?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Monzo Engineering Manager role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
19%
Pass Rate
Monzo's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral13%
Negative63%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Monzo's Engineering Manager interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Monzo Work Experiences
5.0
Enjoyable role with interesting challenges
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
London, England
January 7, 2024
Pros: - Exciting domain and product space; surprising potential to drive a lot of impact, and if you like learning about interesting things like I do there is so much to discover
- Truly excellent colleagues, everyone I've worked with is a combination of kind, talented and motivated
- Work life balance (it is intense while you're "on" but folks are supportive of laptops down / your non-work time is protected)
- Supportive culture, even down to the details (eg gender-inclusive bathrooms in the office). I'm aware some folks might see stuff like this and think it's policing or wokeness gone wrong, but frankly it builds a safe and productive environment so I'm happy to see it being done.
- Company strategy and senior management direction all makes sense. I've been particularly impressed with the CEO, having not known much about them and feels like the right steward to drive excellent outcomes not just for Monzo but for all customers.
Overall, I have really enjoyed my time at Monzo so far!
Cons: - EM role not as rigid or clearly defined as in other companies. This is being worked on, and could be a pro since it also means there are multiple ways to be successful
- onboarding can be tricky (lots of context to pick up)
- (minor nitpick) could move a bit faster on some of the perks / benefits side; e.g. stock options, time to register for health insurance, etc. This is unlikely to be the right workplace or role for people who seek constant explicit direction
- I have found you need to be wearing a "self-starter" hat more often than not.
5.0
Great product and passionate team members. Important mission.
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
London, England
November 7, 2020
Pros: Monzo is the card that you seem to see people using everywhere, great brand, loyal customers, and the best user experience. The people in Product are smart and passionate about building something meaningful. Many of the original people who built and designed the systems are still at the company.
Cons: I had a difficult 2020 that caused a lot of churn and introspection, which probably made some bad decisions in hindsight.
That haze has started to clear with the new leadership.
5.0
Amazing place - amazing people
Engineering Manager • Former Employee
London, England
January 26, 2025
Pros: An incredible place tackling interesting problems.
I had opportunity to learn and develop in ways I never had before.
Cons: Working in certain parts of the company is arguably more difficult to feel like you’re having an impact.
- 5.0Enjoyable role with interesting challengesEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandJanuary 7, 2024Pros: - Exciting domain and product space; surprising potential to drive a lot of impact, and if you like learning about interesting things like I do there is so much to discover - Truly excellent colleagues, everyone I've worked with is a combination of kind, talented and motivated - Work life balance (it is intense while you're "on" but folks are supportive of laptops down / your non-work time is protected) - Supportive culture, even down to the details (eg gender-inclusive bathrooms in the office). I'm aware some folks might see stuff like this and think it's policing or wokeness gone wrong, but frankly it builds a safe and productive environment so I'm happy to see it being done. - Company strategy and senior management direction all makes sense. I've been particularly impressed with the CEO, having not known much about them and feels like the right steward to drive excellent outcomes not just for Monzo but for all customers. Overall, I have really enjoyed my time at Monzo so far!Cons: - EM role not as rigid or clearly defined as in other companies. This is being worked on, and could be a pro since it also means there are multiple ways to be successful - onboarding can be tricky (lots of context to pick up) - (minor nitpick) could move a bit faster on some of the perks / benefits side; e.g. stock options, time to register for health insurance, etc. This is unlikely to be the right workplace or role for people who seek constant explicit direction - I have found you need to be wearing a "self-starter" hat more often than not.
- 5.0Great product and passionate team members. Important mission.Engineering Manager • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandNovember 7, 2020Pros: Monzo is the card that you seem to see people using everywhere, great brand, loyal customers, and the best user experience. The people in Product are smart and passionate about building something meaningful. Many of the original people who built and designed the systems are still at the company.Cons: I had a difficult 2020 that caused a lot of churn and introspection, which probably made some bad decisions in hindsight. That haze has started to clear with the new leadership.
- 5.0Amazing place - amazing peopleEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeLondon, EnglandJanuary 26, 2025Pros: An incredible place tackling interesting problems. I had opportunity to learn and develop in ways I never had before.Cons: Working in certain parts of the company is arguably more difficult to feel like you’re having an impact.
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