> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1306400-backend-engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1306400-backend-engineers). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Engineers - **Company:** Monzo - **Location:** Spain - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Queueing Systems, Web Applications, Data Storage Technologies, Backend, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Free and Open-Source Software, Docker - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://es.trabajo.org/oferta-5354-ece8d8135c4b58b20527b411ed0d57a3 ## About the Role with the business need Our backend engineers have a variety of different backgrounds. you have strong experience working on the backend of a technology product you have a product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you want to make data-informed decisions you're interested in distributed systems and writing resilient software you have some experience with strongly-typed languages (Go, Java, C, Scala etc.) You will be interviewed across the whole framework, so if you're not sure what level you're aiming for chat to your recruiter Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. Cassandra for most persistent data storage Kafka for our asynchronous message queue Kubernetes and Docker to schedule and run our services AWS for most of our production infrastructure and GCP for most of our data infrastructure React for our public web apps and internal tools We also have physical datacenters with actual ## Description our customers use everyday to underlying infrastructure, security, payments and finance, customer operations, financial crime, and data, to name just a few areas. As a bank, there is scope for impact across a huge number of opportunities. We contribute to open source software as much as possible. Our blog is a good place to learn even more about what we do As a backend engineer you'll work in a squad alongside other disciplines like product managers, marketers, user researchers, designers, mobile engineers, web engineers, data analysts, business analysts, writers and more Together you'll build and support a particular part of Monzo. They are Core Banking, Business Banking, Wealth, Borrowing, Growth, Payments, Platform, Fincrime, Security & Expansion. They're all looking for additional Backend Engineers right now, we do a standard interview process across all our collectives and at the end we will find the best match for you based on your skills, experience, preferences and aligning ## Related Videos - [Maximising Cassandra's Potential: Tips on Schema, Queries, Parallel Access, and Reactive Programming](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1167-maximising-cassandra-s-potential-tips-on-schema-queries-parallel-access-and-reactive-programming) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Building Real-Time AI/ML Agents with Distributed Data using Apache Cassandra and Astra DB](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/782-building-real-time-ai-ml-agents-with-distributed-data-using-apache-cassandra-and-astra-db) ## Related Articles - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [20 Essential Tools For Backend Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/218-20-essential-tools-for-backend-development) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [What’s the Difference Between Frontend and Backend Development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/240-what-s-the-difference-between-frontend-and-backend-development)