Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took three weeks.
It was a long process, and I got through to the last stage. I was faced with some bizarre system design interview that seemed highly contrived. The interviewers were cold and impersonal throughout, and no one seemed to know what role I was applying for. In the end, I was rejected with no explanation given. It is a highly unprofessional company that I will avoid in the future.
Questions
There was an intense system design interview where they said it would be a collaboration to work towards a solution. It turned out to be an intense grilling on database specifics, so you better revise those manuals.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Monzo Senior Backend Engineer role.
Success Rate
Monzo's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Monzo's Senior Backend Engineer interview process.
Monzo Work Experiences
- 5.0Best career move I've ever madeSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeBarcelonaJuly 4, 2023Pros: The company has mission driven, super smart people, challenging work day to day, and it is one of the nicest groups of people I have worked with.Cons: Planning cycles are a bit messy and there's unclear steer from leadership sometimes, but these areas seem to be improving.
- 5.0Simply loving itSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandJanuary 5, 2024Pros: - Transparent leadership - Challenging and interesting work - Flexibility in working hours and locationCons: - Management sometimes lacks technical expertise. - It is difficult to socialise with your team frequently due to remote peers. - Pay is not the best on the market.
- 4.0Engaging work, smart management, high growthSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandAugust 6, 2023Pros: - Processes and tooling emphasise empowering and trusting people. - Teams are given a good amount of autonomy. - There is a thoughtful culture. - The company has smart senior management. - You can definitely keep to 40h/week here if you're disciplined about your boundaries, with no crunch time pressure.Cons: - Can be exhausting - More and more siloes are developing as the company grows - It's pretty depressing to see working conditions in customer support. The pressures are going up and up, you can see tensions rising (most visibly with people unionising, but also with long ranting posts in our #leavers Slack channel). Monzo is great so long as you're not in customer support.
