Monzo

Software Engineer (iOS Developer) Interview Experience

February 5, 2025

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied in-person. The process took four weeks.

Initial call followed by a take-home test.
Another call to review the take-home test code.
Final round consisting of a behavioural evaluation and a whiteboard app architecture task.

The whole process is too drawn out, and I think the whiteboard process is outdated, off-putting, and completely unnecessary. The process is very automated, and the applicant is left feeling like a number. I wouldn't interview again until Monzo updates their process.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Monzo Software Engineer (iOS Developer) role.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Monzo's interview process for their Software Engineer (iOS Developer) roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Monzo's Software Engineer (iOS Developer) interview process.

Monzo Work Experiences

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Pros: The workplace features smart colleagues, great tooling, and interesting challenges.

Cons: Favouritism rife throughout the company. Progression is very difficult

Chaotic and overworked

Backend Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: The workplace features smart colleagues, great tooling, and interesting challenges.

Cons: Favouritism rife throughout the company. Progression is very difficult

Great place to work

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Teams are empowered to organize themselves, so my experience might not reflect others. I consider this a pro. My team: - High trust - Flexible - Smart people. I've never felt like the smartest person in the room Code base/tooling is well supported. It's very easy to be a product engineer due to lots of the work done by the platform team.

Cons: Work can vary from super interesting -> downright boring, depending on the team. This seems to be a function of both 1) an established company and 2) the banking industry. Some things are used by millions of people a day, and that's super rewarding, then some things are not.

Great place to work

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Teams are empowered to organize themselves, so my experience might not reflect others. I consider this a pro. My team: - High trust - Flexible - Smart people. I've never felt like the smartest person in the room Code base/tooling is well supported. It's very easy to be a product engineer due to lots of the work done by the platform team.

Cons: Work can vary from super interesting -> downright boring, depending on the team. This seems to be a function of both 1) an established company and 2) the banking industry. Some things are used by millions of people a day, and that's super rewarding, then some things are not.

Great tools and smart colleagues, but poor pay progression

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: There is great developer tooling and lots of smart employees.

Cons: Poor compensation and progression, and the transition of CEOs looks like it will make this worse. Beware that it's very likely that you're not going to see any pay increases unless you're in the top percentile in your band, and even then meeting the progression framework is no guarantee. Avoid if you expect career progression.

Great tools and smart colleagues, but poor pay progression

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: There is great developer tooling and lots of smart employees.

Cons: Poor compensation and progression, and the transition of CEOs looks like it will make this worse. Beware that it's very likely that you're not going to see any pay increases unless you're in the top percentile in your band, and even then meeting the progression framework is no guarantee. Avoid if you expect career progression.

Chaotic and overworked

Backend Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: The workplace features smart colleagues, great tooling, and interesting challenges.

Cons: Favouritism rife throughout the company. Progression is very difficult

4.0
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London, England
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Pros: The workplace features smart colleagues, great tooling, and interesting challenges.
Cons: Favouritism rife throughout the company. Progression is very difficult

Great place to work

Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Teams are empowered to organize themselves, so my experience might not reflect others. I consider this a pro. My team: - High trust - Flexible - Smart people. I've never felt like the smartest person in the room Code base/tooling is well supported. It's very easy to be a product engineer due to lots of the work done by the platform team.

Cons: Work can vary from super interesting -> downright boring, depending on the team. This seems to be a function of both 1) an established company and 2) the banking industry. Some things are used by millions of people a day, and that's super rewarding, then some things are not.

5.0
Great place to work
Senior Backend Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
March 5, 2025
Pros: Teams are empowered to organize themselves, so my experience might not reflect others. I consider this a pro. My team: - High trust - Flexible - Smart people. I've never felt like the smartest person in the room Code base/tooling is well supported. It's very easy to be a product engineer due to lots of the work done by the platform team.
Cons: Work can vary from super interesting -> downright boring, depending on the team. This seems to be a function of both 1) an established company and 2) the banking industry. Some things are used by millions of people a day, and that's super rewarding, then some things are not.

Great tools and smart colleagues, but poor pay progression

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: There is great developer tooling and lots of smart employees.

Cons: Poor compensation and progression, and the transition of CEOs looks like it will make this worse. Beware that it's very likely that you're not going to see any pay increases unless you're in the top percentile in your band, and even then meeting the progression framework is no guarantee. Avoid if you expect career progression.

2.0
Great tools and smart colleagues, but poor pay progression
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
June 14, 2026
Pros: There is great developer tooling and lots of smart employees.
Cons: Poor compensation and progression, and the transition of CEOs looks like it will make this worse. Beware that it's very likely that you're not going to see any pay increases unless you're in the top percentile in your band, and even then meeting the progression framework is no guarantee. Avoid if you expect career progression.

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