About The Company
monument is a pioneering financial institution dedicated to serving the underserved mass affluent segment, including professionals, entrepreneurs, and ambitious savers. We aim to redefine wealth management by making it more accessible, intelligent, and human-centric. With a focus on simplicity and transparency, monument leverages innovative technology to deliver tailored financial solutions that meet the unique needs of each client. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our rapid growth, with over £7 billion in client deposits, recent funding rounds, and recognition as part of the UK's Future Fifty, a prestigious group of high-potential pre-IPO companies. We are driven by a mission to empower our clients to manage and grow their wealth confidently and effortlessly.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated full-stack engineer to join monument’s dynamic technology team. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of digital products that directly impact how our clients manage their wealth. As a core member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable and secure applications across both web and mobile platforms. Your work will span from creating polished front-end interfaces to building resilient back-end services, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. This position is ideal for an engineer passionate about building meaningful products in a fast-paced, innovative environment that values autonomy, technical excellence, and continuous learning. You will work closely with cross-functional teams—including product managers, designers, and data specialists—to deliver solutions that are not only functional but also elegant and user-focused. Embracing an AI-first approach, you will leverage cutting-edge tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, and AI agents to accelerate development cycles while maintaining high standards of
security and quality. Your contributions will influence product strategy by identifying opportunities for technical innovation and automation, ensuring operational excellence, and helping shape our engineering standards as the team scales.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring proven full-stack engineering experience with a strong portfolio of delivering production-ready applications. You should have hands-on expertise with
React,
Node.js, and AWS in both web and mobile environments. Experience with native iOS or
Android development, or
React Native, is highly desirable. A solid understanding of RESTful and GraphQL APIs, serverless architectures, and CI/CD pipelines is essential. You should be comfortable working within
cloud-native ecosystems using
TypeScript and
JavaScript, with a track record of utilizing data and experimentation to inform product decisions. Familiarity with AI-powered engineering tools and a considered approach to their application is important. Candidates should have experience working in
agile, product-led teams where ownership, speed, and collaboration are key. Knowledge of UK GDPR data handling obligations and building in regulated environments is advantageous. Additional experience with event-driven systems and database technologies such as
PostgreSQL or DynamoDB will be a plus. Exposure to financial services, fintech, or other regulated sectors is beneficial but not mandatory.
Responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and scale high-quality, secure, and maintainable applications across mobile and web platforms, owning the entire development lifecycle from architecture to production monitoring.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to identify problems, develop hypotheses, and deliver rapid solutions that meet client needs.
- Apply an AI-first methodology by integrating tools like Claude, GitHub Copilot, and AI agents to enhance development efficiency, testing, and ideation without compromising quality or security.
- Implement robust monitoring and analytics to track performance, user behavior, and conversion metrics, enabling data-driven decision-making for future enhancements.
- Contribute to product strategy by identifying opportunities for technological innovation, automation, and process improvements across digital experiences.
- Ensure operational excellence by designing for reliability, scalability, and compliance within a regulated financial environment.
- Help define and evolve engineering standards, architecture patterns, and best practices as the team grows and scales.
- Champion simplicity and elegance in system design, creating intuitive and frictionless interfaces for clients.
Benefits
- 28 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Performance-related bonus structure
- Equity options available after successful completion of probation
- Enhanced pension scheme with 9% employer contribution and 1% match upon contribution
- Private health insurance, including family cover
- Optical and dental care benefits
- Access to online GP services for employees and their families
- Life assurance coverage
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements, with options to work remotely from abroad
- Enhanced parental leave policies to support work-life balance
Equal Opportunity
monument is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We believe that a diverse team enhances our ability to innovate and serve our clients effectively, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.