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Head of Engineering, US

Monzo
San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jul 2025

About the role

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.

We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us. 

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️

Hear from our UK team about what it's like working at Monzo

 

Monzo US 🇺🇸
We launched in the US in 2022 with the goal of building a better kind of bank. So far, we’ve introduced personal accounts, joint accounts, savings (3.75% APY), rewards (2% cash back), and virtual cards, with more to come.

Over the next few years, we’re aiming to expand our product offering significantly and reach millions of customers across the US. Backed by over $600M in new funding, we’re building on the strength of our UK platform while tailoring everything to the needs of US customers—from features to support to regulation.

We’re not here to push products—we’re here to solve problems and help people feel better about their money. With beautifully designed features, a simple and intuitive app, and standout customer service, we’re focused on building a product people genuinely love.

We foster an open and inclusive working environment. We contribute to open source software and engage continually with our wonderful community. We’re hiring talented, creative problem-solvers to help us build the bank of the future. Join us!

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced and impact-driven Head of Engineering to lead our growing US engineering team as we scale Monzo across the American market. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a product that is already live with checking, savings, and money management tools, serving over 150,000 customers with strong retention, and to help us grow to millions more.

As Head of Engineering, you will report directly to the US CEO and work closely with senior leaders across product, design, marketing, and operations. You will be responsible for engineering performance and execution in the US, with autonomy over local technical and product decisions. You will also benefit from Monzo’s proven UK platform, tools, and infrastructure.

This role is critical to the next chapter of Monzo’s journey as we scale the US business, grow the team rapidly, and embed the best of Monzo’s global engineering culture locally.

What You Will Be Accountable For

  • The delivery, quality, and effectiveness of all technical implementation across Monzo US
  • The health, performance, and caliber of the US engineering organization
  • Scaling the team while maintaining urgency, cohesion, and delivery excellence
  • Building strong connections with Monzo Ltd. and the global engineering organization, bringing proven solutions, culture, and practices to the US while aligning with Monzo’s global execution model
  • Becoming a culture pole for Monzo in the US office and setting the tone for how we work, communicate, and grow

What You Will Be Doing

  • Leading and scaling a US-based engineering organization
  • Driving the technical delivery of our US product roadmap, from customer-facing features to platform decisions
  • Collaborating with cross-functional leads to set direction, align teams, and measure the impact of

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