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Engineering Manager Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

January 23, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.

The interview process was great until the systems design round. It felt inconsistent and poorly structured. The technical test had unclear guidelines and misleading terminology, making it difficult to focus on the actual problem, as the tests are partially filled out rather than empty designs. For what was meant to be a collaborative systems design interview, there was only one engineer present, and this was the second such interview with that same issue. This one person decides the entire outcome of your interview process. Communication during the session was limited, and I often had to push for basic clarifications, which wasted valuable time. The interviewer seemed disengaged midway through and rushed toward the end, leaving the experience feeling unproductive and unfair given the preparation involved.

While the leadership and management team were great to speak with, the technical evaluation process did not reflect the collaborative or thoughtful culture I was expecting. One engineer not passing the entire process is a horrible way to miss an opportunity and a company to lose good potential management. You need to fix this process.

Questions

There was past experience with management, followed by systems design.

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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.

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