Senior Engineering Manager

Monzo•New York, NY

1d•$221,000 - $299,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Monzo, we’re building the future of digital banking - one that puts people first, not fees. We believe money should work for everyone, helping you grow, save, and spend in ways that actually fit your life. We started in the UK and became one of the most loved digital banks, trusted by millions. Now, we’re bringing that same energy, innovation, and heart to the US, empowering people to take control of their finances with clarity, simplicity, and confidence. Our US team is on a mission to make digital banking that grows your money, your way. Whether it’s cashback rewards that fit your real habits, high-yield savings with no hidden catches, or smart budgeting tools that simplify life, everything we build is designed to lift people up, not trip them up But what truly sets Monzo apart isn’t just our product - it’s our people. We’re a team of builders, problem-solvers, and big thinkers united by a shared belief that finance can (and should) be fair, transparent, and empowering. We care deeply about the work we do and the impact it has on real people’s lives. If you’re ready to make a difference and help build a bank that rewards people for being themselves, come join us. Let’s grow together. About Us 🇺🇸: Monzo Group is a leading financial technology company, with over 13 million customers in the UK, committed to providing modern banking solutions. In the last few years, we’ve built a banking app that our customers love – with extremely high daily engagement, an industry leading net promoter score, and award-winning customer support. We’ve raised over $1 billion from Capital G, Google’s growth fund, Ribbit Capital, TenCent, YCombinator, Stripe, Coatue, and others - most recently at a $5.9 billion valuation in 2024. We’re just getting started in the US. We’re an agile full stack team operating like an early stage startup but with the financial, operational, and engineering platform muscle of a larger company. We’re focused on building an amazing US product, shipping and iterating quickly, and deepening our product market fit. We’re looking for highly driven, enterprising people to help us achieve our mission to make money work for everyone. About our Engineering Team: We are a team of ~20 engineers working in a startup environment and on a mission to make digital banking work for everyone in the US. We have big ambitions for the future, and technology plays a big role in creating a bank our customers want. Engineers at Monzo collaborate across disciplines to solve interesting challenges throughout the company. These range from the products our customers use everyday to underlying infrastructure, security, payments and finance, customer operations, financial crime, and data, to name just a few areas. There is scope for impact across a huge number of opportunities. About the Role: This role is for a Senior Engineering Manager where you’ll be a manager of managers. You will be leading across multiple teams in an org of around 15-25 people. We’re expanding and your role as the Senior EM will be to grow and build new squads as needed. Your direct reports will include Tech Leads, Senior Engineers and 2-3 Engineering Managers. Senior Engineering Managers at Monzo are part of cross-functional, autonomous teams and groups. Our teams are mission driven, and typically include Product Managers, backend, web and mobile engineers as well as data scientists, designers and subject matter experts relevant to that mission. We aim to keep our line management structure as shallow as possible, and for teams to directly own decision making relevant to their work. Senior Engineering Managers are accountable for the technical and delivery outcomes for their area - that means supporting and developing best in class engineering talent, as well as creating an inclusive team environment for people to do their best work. You’ll be responsible for structuring, organizing, supporting and challenging your team to deliver on their mission. You can read more on the expectations of Senior Engineering Managers in our Progression Framework. Is this role right for you? While this is not a role which requires hands-on-coding, we are looking for an experienced manager who has a strong technical and delivery background and has worked as a software engineer in previous roles. We recognise that Senior Engineering Managers lead in different ways, we’re looking for someone who is adept at: Delivery and Execution: Enjoys taking accountability for delivery across your squad(s), collaborating with the Technical Lead and Product Manager. Engineering and Operational Excellence: Actively fosters a high bar for engineering excellence within your teams. You’re accountable for the technical outcomes your teams deliver alongside individual engineer performance and growth, so holding a high bar (and clearly articulating your expectations) is key. People Leadership: Has experience directly managing at least 2-3 Engineering Managers and leading orgs of around ~20 engineers. You can support, coach and develop them through their career with regular 1:1s and continuous feedback. Technical Influence: Partners with senior engineers to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for our engineering practices. Stakeholder Relationships: Builds strong stakeholder relationships with other teams, and creates a focus space for engineers to do their best work. Organizational Wide Impact: Collaborates with the wider engineering organization to contribute to company-wide best managerial and technical practices and standards.

Requirements

Experienced manager who has a strong technical and delivery background and has worked as a software engineer in previous roles.
Has experience directly managing at least 2-3 Engineering Managers and leading orgs of around ~20 engineers.

Responsibilities

Structuring, organizing, supporting and challenging your team to deliver on their mission.
Taking accountability for delivery across your squad(s), collaborating with the Technical Lead and Product Manager.
Actively fosters a high bar for engineering excellence within your teams.
Accountable for the technical outcomes your teams deliver alongside individual engineer performance and growth
Support, coach and develop Engineering Managers through their career with regular 1:1s and continuous feedback.
Partners with senior engineers to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for our engineering practices.
Builds strong stakeholder relationships with other teams, and creates a focus space for engineers to do their best work.
Collaborates with the wider engineering organization to contribute to company-wide best managerial and technical practices and standards.