Senior Product Engineer

Who we are

M1 is a personal finance platform made for the modern era, uniting individual perspective with automated ease. Hundreds of thousands of investors take control of their long-term wealth with M1 and have already trusted us with over $6 billion of assets. As the Finance Super App™, we empower financial well-being with all the tools to invest, borrow, and spend: low-cost borrowing, high interest checking, and high cash back Visa® debit and credit card rewards.

We believe that financial well-being is fundamental to overall well-being and strive to deliver products that are simpler, smarter, and stronger than those created by our competitors. We've been named a top app for investors including 2022 Best for Low Costs and Best for Sophisticated Investors by Investopedia.

As a fast-growing fintech company, we're looking for talented and smart individuals who are excited about rethinking what's possible with personal finance, invested in their personal and professional growth, and take ownership of the work they want to do – all while helping others create something meaningful and sustainable for their futures. Our award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by CB Insights (Top Fintech Companies of 2021), the Chicago Tribune (2021 Top Workplace), and Built In Chicago (2022 Best Places to Work in Chicago).

We mean it when we say, "M1 is yours to build."

If this sounds interesting to you, read on!

What we are looking for

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Product team. You'll work with a cross-functional team to ideate, design, engineer, test, and ship new and improved features within our core customer-facing applications. These teams work on everything from our Invest product, to new banking features, and more. You will own the work for both our Web application and public API that your team ships.
• We're a high-performance, high-impact team that values curiosity, collaboration, and transparency. Everyone has a direct hand in shaping the success of our product. If you're the kind of engineer who is looking to both help us grow and grow with us – then we'd love to talk to you.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Build new and improve existing features within either our React frontend or Node.js GraphQL API.
• Work with product managers and designers to determine requirements either in the API or the design.
• Work with Test Engineering to build robust automated tests, determine proper validation methods for tasks, and occasionally dig in and test manually yourself.
• Be a resource to the broader Product Engineering team. Pair program, mentor junior engineers, and write documentation.
• Assist in writing frontend technical specifications.
• Suggest, and contribute to, architecture and infrastructure improvements.
• Keep pace with new developments in the JavaScript ecosystem.
  
  

Skills/Qualifications

• 5+ years of JavaScript application development experience, either frontend or backend.
• Prior experience building and maintaining large consumer-facing production applications.
• Experience developing in a microservices architecture.
• Structured, organized thinker that is both attentive to detail and mindful of the big picture.
• Adaptable, self-starter, goal-oriented, and growth-minded.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator.
  
  

M1's Commitment to Diversity

M1 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different experiences and we're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at all levels of the company. Women, minorities, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. With our three DEI task forces (internal education, recruiting, and community involvement) and five Employee Resource Groups (Mental Health, Pride, Black, Latinx, and Women at M1), M1 employees and leaders set aside company time to tackle DEI projects and achieve goals every quarter.

Our Values

Our team embodies our eight core principles and if these principles speak to you – we'd love to talk with you.

• Mission Driven: We will passionately apply ourselves to deliver immense value to our customers, knowing if they succeed, so too will the company
• Extreme Ownership: We think and act like owners. Our focus is building long-term value, not scoring short-term marks. We own everything in our domain, including the outcome and everything that affects it
• Boldness: We want to do things of consequence. Make a difference. We would rather fail at something meaningful than succeed at something trivial
• Bias for action: The best way to make progress is to act
• Economical: Efficiency is important, and we consider both the costs and benefits of our actions
• Team-oriented: In working together, we maintain a low ego, make everyone feel welcome, assume good intent, trust one another, and seek out different perspectives. We empower our teammates to be at their best.
• Challenged, but not overwhelmed: We are curious people who always want to grow. Growth happens outside our comfort zone. We achieve our potential through consistent, manageable growth
• Integrity: We do the right thing. When we make mistakes, we own and correct them. We would be proud of our actions are shared with our family, friends, and strangers. Everyone can count on us to act according to our values, beliefs, and principles we state we hold. This trust must never be broken.
  
  

Our Perks

• Competitive Pay and Stock Options
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Retirement benefit with employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• $500 to spend on home office equipment while working from home
• Stylish M1 swag
• Socially distant team outings, celebrations, and events
• Transparent and open communication with leadership
• Office in the Loop with a Game Room and Gym