M1 Finance has created a personal wealth-building platform made for the modern era, uniting personal perspective and automated ease. We seamlessly combine free investing and low cost borrowing all in one intuitive, automated Finance Super App, and we’re driven by a mission to empower personal financial well-being. We believe that financial well-being is fundamental to overall well-being, and we strive to deliver products that are simpler, smarter, and stronger than those created by our boring, entrenched, and slow-moving competitors in the personal finance industry.
Our clients have already trusted us with over $12 billion of assets, we’re currently helping hundreds of thousands of people grow and manage their wealth with our industry-leading automation and tools, and we’re adding thousands of new clients every day.
We’re looking for passionate people who want to improve and build on what we’ve created and take responsibility to help others build something meaningful and sustainable for their futures.
We mean it when we say, “M1 is yours to build.”
If this sounds interesting to you, read on!
Data is at the heart of decision-making for every team at M1, and that makes data engineering a uniquely impactful and fast-paced role. As engineers, we bring passion and craftsmanship to our work, and we hold data and analytics engineering to the same high standard of technical excellence as the rest of M1.
Our culture is built on Extreme Ownership. We work through complex technical problems together, and everyone on the team is empowered to make architectural decisions and take end-to-end responsibility for their outcomes. We are looking for a Senior Engineer who thrives in this environment—someone who is not just a high-level individual contributor, but a technical leader who elevates the entire team.
The Role
A competitive applicant for this role will be a versatile generalist with deep expertise in SQL, Python, and data warehousing. However, technical proficiency is only half the equation; success in this role requires a high degree of systems-level curiosity. We are looking for an engineer who is unafraid to venture into undocumented territory and who seeks to understand the systems that live “outside the walls” of the data platform. Whether it’s diving into the source code of our banking core or collaborating with brokerage operatives to understand financial mechanics, you should be driven to understand the how and why behind the data you manage.
Our data ecosystem is built on a mature, cloud-native architecture designed for scale and reliability. We leverage AWS and Kubernetes for our infrastructure, with S3 and Redshift forming the foundation of our data lake and warehouse. Our modeling and orchestration are powered by dbt and Airflow, with Superset driving our business intelligence. While these tools are our current foundation, we are a team of builders who are constantly evaluating the right tools for the next phase of M1’s growth.
What You’ll Do
Preferred Qualifications
Salary Band: $170,000 – $200,000
Our Values
Our team embodies our ten core principles and if these principles speak to you – we’d love to talk with you.
Mission driven Wealth expands what life can be. We exist to help people build it, optimizing with intelligence and precision so their resources become fuel for possibility. This is work worth doing.
Extreme ownership We own outcomes, not just tasks. When something affects our clients, teammates, or shareholders, we take full responsibility. No excuses, no finger-pointing, no waiting for someone else to act.
Boldness Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy. We set ambitious goals because they inspire ambitious results. We would rather fail at something meaningful than succeed at something trivial.
Ruthless prioritization Our ambition will always exceed our capacity. We say no to good ideas so we can pursue great ones, and we use time as a constraint that forces the choice. Generous timelines don’t prevent delays; they invite sprawl.
Integrity We tell the truth: to clients, to each other, to ourselves. We are direct about trade-offs, honest about risks, and unapologetic about what we believe. Trust is earned through clarity, not comfort.
Effectiveness Intelligence and leverage are how we do more with less. We care about results, not activity. Whatever it takes to deliver, whether that demands disciplined process or resourcefulness.
Team over self We achieve more together than alone. We hire people who elevate others, we share credit generously, and we treat a teammate’s problem as our own.
Transparency We share information openly, communicate simply, and provide the context people need to make good decisions fast. No hoarding, no politics, no spin.
Momentum Perfection is a direction, not a destination. Crawl, walk, run, sprint. We make consistent progress with the speed and precision a financial institution demands.
Resilience Big goals come with setbacks. Markets turn, plans break, timelines slip. We adapt without losing resolve, treating obstacles as problems to solve rather than reasons to quit.
Our Perks
Competitive Pay and Stock Options
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Retirement benefit with employer match
Unlimited PTO
Transparent and open communication with leadership
M1 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity across the company. M1 does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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