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← Monzo

Staff+ Backend at Monzo

BackendStaff+Offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

A staff backend loop. Pragmatic questions — more real-world than pure puzzles.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Longest consecutive sequence.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#array
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Word search II.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #trie#backtracking
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Climbing stairs.
    Staff+Easy◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design a vending machine.
    Staff+Easy◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#state-machine
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a notification system (push/email/SMS).
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #queues#fanout
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a payment processing + idempotency system.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#consistency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • How do you handle disagreement with a product partner?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #collaboration
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Tell me about a time you simplified something overly complex.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment#star
  • How do you handle competing priorities from two managers?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #prioritization#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.