Pros
Before joining Monarch, I was actually a user of the platform! I signed up after hearing about Mint’s shutdown, and I was immediately impressed by how comprehensive and empowering it felt. Monarch’s (quite public) commitments to improving the product for users made a strong impression on me as a customer and I loved the thought of potentially contributing, which naturally led me to apply when I started my job search. Since joining, I’ve seen first-hand how much the company prioritizes building a great collaborative finances platform. Building software in a competitive market is hard, but I'm thrilled to be surrounded by such a motivated team. We're always looking to add and improve features, always with the user in mind, which I deeply appreciate. Another major plus is the company culture. It’s a remote-first, fully distributed team, which gives me an incredible amount of flexibility (something I was explicitly looking for). Even as a startup, Monarch does a great job of maintaining a reasonable work-life balance. We also have pragmatic practices and policies, like unlimited time off, blameless retros, regular + transparent all-hands, company-wide demos, etc. If you’re passionate about making an impact on people’s financial lives and want the flexibility of a remote-first company with a strong, product-focused culture, Monarch Money is an amazing place to be.
Cons
As a startup with big ambitions, we have a lot of plans and goals that we want to achieve, but we don’t have enough people to execute all of them! Thankfully, Monarch is actively working to grow the team, which is encouraging.