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The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.

Product Updates
4 May 2022

No card, no problem – view your 3-digit security number in-app

Usually called the CVC, and found on the back of your card.

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Team
28 April 2022

"At Monzo, it's as easy as it can be for a parent!"

We spoke to parents across Monzo to learn about their experiences of balancing building a bank with taking care of their little ones.

Overview of Monzo's ML stack
Data
Machine Learning
25 April 2022

Monzo’s machine learning stack

Neal Lathia, Director of Machine Learning at Monzo gives an overview of Monzo's machine learning platform, the principles behind it, and future plans.

Technology
20 April 2022

How our Android engineers automated the removal of Kotlin synthetics

Our Mobile Platform team recently faced the challenge of having to remove all synthetic view properties. This post explains how we built a tool to automate the task and the trade-offs we had to consider along the way.

Six phone screens, each showing a new Monzo feature: Monzo Flex, get paid for businesses, Trends, Pay on card from a Pot and cashback on international transfers
Technology
11 April 2022

How everyone at Monzo gets involved with testing

Everyone at Monzo gets involved in testing new features and versions of the app before we release them. In this post Sarah, part of our Quality Assurance team, explains the different types of tests we use and how we run them.

Data
8 February 2021

Borrowing Data at Monzo

We're hiring for the borrowing data team!

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Technology
3 April 2022

My first 3 months at Monzo as an engineering manager

Jarryd joined Monzo as an engineering manager a few months ago. In this post he shares his journey to Monzo and how he found his feet in his new role.

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Technology
Security
30 March 2022

How we secure Monzo’s banking platform

Our Security Infrastructure team introduces the principles we follow to build security in Monzo’s fast-moving engineering environment and how they work with other engineering teams to keep our customers and platform safe.

Data
Machine Learning
28 October 2021

Machine Learning at Monzo in 2021

A review of Monzo's machine learning team in 2021

Technology
23 March 2022

Demystifying the Backend Engineering interview process

We want to explain exactly what our Backend Engineering interview process entails to make it fair and transparent for all our applicants. This post explains what you should expect from each of our interviewing stages and how to prepare.

Data
22 December 2021

How to think about the ROI of data work

Next time someone asks about data ROI, show them this formula.

Technology
22 March 2022

Preparing for Mobile Interviews at Monzo

Our mobile interview process is designed to learn about your strengths. The post explains the specific skills and abilities that will make you successful in the role and what to expect in the interview process.

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Technology
Data
21 March 2022

Data hiring at Monzo: The interview process

We hire lots of different people in Data who join us to work in a lot of different teams. Our interviews are designed to do two things: teach you about Monzo and capture information that tells us the role is right for you.

International Women's Day
8 March 2022

International Women's Day 2022

Career stories from the women at Monzo

Business Basics
Let's Talk Business
Business Banking
2 March 2022

Everything you need to know about Making Tax Digital

We've teamed up with our friends at Xero to share everything you need to know before 1 April's Making Tax Digital deadline 🧾