Remote Engineering Manager Job in London, UK Monzo Bank

Who you are

• Experienced manager with a strong technical and delivery background and previous experience as a software engineer.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguous problem areas with a high degree of autonomy.
• Bonus if you have experience working in an experimentation led environment.
• Delivery experience guiding squads in achieving outcomes.
• Focus on outcomes over processes, optimizing for the highest impact and leverage.
• Ability to understand and challenge engineering decisions while empowering the team.
• Understanding of what good looks like for a high-performing team of engineers and ability to chart a course to get there.
• Ability to coach people to achieve their goals.
• Natural ability to inspire and motivate a team.

Desirables

• Autonomous
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Delivery-focused
• Inspirational
• Outcome-oriented
• High-performing team coaching
• Motivational
• Empowering

What the job involves

• Taking accountability for delivery across your squad(s), collaborating with the Technical Lead and Product Manager.
• Actively fostering a high bar for engineering excellence within your teams.
• Holding a high bar for technical outcomes and individual engineer performance and growth.
• Leading a group of around 7-10 engineers, supporting, coaching and developing them.
• Partnering with senior engineers to drive technical initiatives that raise the bar for engineering practices.
• Leading communication with stakeholders and creating focus space for engineers.
• Collaborating with the wider engineering organisation to contribute to company-wide best managerial and technical practices.

Application process

• Recruiter Call (30 mins) You'll meet our Engineering Leadership Recruiter to discuss your experience and learn more about Monzo. They'll be your partner and guide throughout the interview process.
• Initial Call (1 hour) You'll meet with one of our Senior Engineering Managers or Engineering Directors. They'll ask you about your previous experience, in particular people leadership, product delivery and technical leadership. They’ll ask example based questions (‘Tell me about a time when…’)
• Loop Stage (3 hours 30 mins) The Loop stage consists of 3 x 60 min interviews that take place over 1-2 days (depending on your availability) and one 30 minute reverse interview (more details below).
• Team and Org Management (1 hour) An example based interview with 1-2 of our engineering leaders. They’re interested to hear examples from your previous experience on the teams you’ve led, how you’ve shaped and partnered with product, and the impact you had.
• System Design (1 hour) You'll partner with a Staff or Principal Engineer on a technical whiteboarding exercise.
• Behavioural (1 hour) Similar to Team and Org Management, this is an example based interview with 1-2 Engineering Leaders. This interview focuses on your people leadership style and core behaviours as an Engineering Manager.
• Chat with an Engineering Leader (30 mins) At Monzo, we believe interviews are a two-way street. This will be your opportunity to ask us any questions about Monzo, engineering leadership or our teams – whatever’s on your mind.