Senior Platform Engineer at Monzo

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Build, operate and scale foundational cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, service mesh, networking) across AWS and GCP.
- Develop backend services, controllers and tools to simplify infrastructure for product teams.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines for safe deployments.
- Improve observability, reliability and incident response for platform components (metrics, logging, SLOs).
- Automate routine operations and migrations to support growth and multi-cloud consistency.
- Collaborate with product, security and platform teams to design secure, performant and scalable systems.

Requirements:
- Significant professional software engineering experience, preferably with strongly typed languages (Go).
- Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes, Envoy/service mesh and cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP).
- Practice with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automated deployment tooling.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, APIs, reliability and performance trade-offs.
- Experience building developer-facing tools and improving developer experience across teams.
- Clear communicator, pragmatic problem solver and experience working on high-scale production services.

Responsibilities

You will build and maintain foundational cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters and networking across AWS and GCP. Additionally, you will develop backend services and tools to simplify infrastructure management for other engineering teams.

Requirements

Candidates must have significant professional experience in software engineering using strongly typed languages and hands-on experience with cloud platforms and Kubernetes. You should also be proficient in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and possess a strong platform-oriented mindset.

Key skills

• Kubernetes — in 585 other listings on The Stack
• AWS — in 802 other listings on The Stack
• GCP — in 169 other listings on The Stack
• Terraform — in 470 other listings on The Stack
• Go — in 230 other listings on The Stack
• Envoy Proxy — in 16 other listings on The Stack
• Infrastructure as Code — in 273 other listings on The Stack
• Cloud infrastructure — in 114 other listings on The Stack
• Backend engineering
• System design
• Automation
• Distributed systems
• API development
• Service mesh
• Networking

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Monzo has 50 other listings on The Stack, 27 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 214 visa-sponsored jobs in the United Kingdom on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 56 visa-sponsored platform engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Monzo

Is this Senior Platform Engineer role still open?

It was posted on 2026-08-26. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Monzo's site before applying.

Does Monzo offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Monzo's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Go, Envoy Proxy, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud infrastructure, Backend engineering, System design, Automation, Distributed systems, API development, Service mesh, Networking.