Monzo Blog
The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.
TechnologyScaling our security detection pipeline with Sigma
Detective controls help us monitor our systems for unwanted behaviour, but since writing our first detection rules, our company and team has grown. This post explains how we scaled those detection rules using Sigma and have open sourced our tooling.
TechnologySwitching from Customer Service Representative to Backend Engineer
Kyle joined Monzo as a COp, a customer service representative, but three years on he now works in a product team as one of our backend engineers! Kyle and his mentor Duncan share the story of how Kyle made his career switch
Product UpdatesIs Monzo Premium worth it?
Yes! Monzo Premium customers can save on average £64 a year on worldwide travel & phone insurance. Find out more about Monzo Premium's benefits.
Product ManagementA week in the life of a Product Manager at Monzo
Product managers have such a varied role it can be tricky to know what day to day work looks like. Shnay Chohan explains what being a PM means at Monzo and walks through his typical week - complete with his favourite tunes for each day of the week!
ResearchResearching operations at Monzo: Building a product our customers never see
Take a look behind the scenes and find out how we're building an internal tool that's every bit as good as the app that wins customer awards.
Product ManagementMy first 3 months at Monzo as a Product Manager
Since joining Monzo, Tim has been asked a lot of questions about what it's like to be a product manager here. In this post, Tim explains the interview process, his first few weeks, and how he's finding it all so far.
Product UpdatesWe’re launching in-app charity donations 💚
You can now donate directly to charities from the Monzo app
Monzo US BlogMy first 6 months as an Android Engineer and Backend Engineer at Monzo
Ryan joined Monzo as the first Android Engineer on the US team and has also done some work as a Backend Engineer. Read about why he joined Monzo!
Mental HealthLiving with ADHD can cost an extra £1,600 a year because of difficulties managing your money
We commissioned some new research to learn about the impact that ADHD has on how people manage their money, and how digital banking can help.
TechnologyRedefining our microservice development process
We've been working on some new techniques to help make the development of services easier as we continue to grow and the entire platform can't be run locally.
TechnologyOur mobile release process: An illustrated story
We go into our mobile release process and how we're able to sustain a steady stream of releases as the changes that go into each version increase over time
DesignHow to increase your impact as a Product Designer
Impact gets used a lot in relation to career progression here at Monzo. What does impact really mean and how do you put it in to practice
Diversity and InclusionOur 2021 diversity and inclusion report
We’ve made progress on a number of our diversity and inclusion goals, like improving representation of People of Colour and women, reducing our gender pay gap to 4% and increasing the age diversity of our team.
