✨ About The Role
- The Staff Backend Engineer will be responsible for launching a global search experience for Monzo's customers.
- They will work on scaling search to support various account types and internationalization.
- The role involves optimizing search results using machine learning models and building feedback loops to measure performance.
- The engineer will partner with engineering leadership to provide technical guidance on the search domain.
- They will collaborate with product, data, research, and design teams to identify and execute strategic opportunities.
- The position requires oscillating between high-level planning and hands-on execution of complex problems.
- The engineer will lead architectural discussions for complex systems within the Core Banking collective.
- Mentoring and sponsoring engineers to elevate their skills will also be a key responsibility.
âš¡ Requirements
- The ideal candidate has a proven track record of technical excellence in building and scaling complex search products.
- They should have experience collaborating with Machine Learning specialists on search ranking problems.
- A successful candidate will be comfortable solving problems end-to-end, from client applications to backend infrastructure.
- They should have experience leading multiple teams to deliver customer-facing features that leverage machine learning.
- A quantitative mindset is essential, as the candidate should care about outcomes and make data-informed decisions.
- The candidate should be adept at working in cross-functional teams and resolving ambiguity with stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience working with senior-level non-technical stakeholders is also important.