A company that cares - Software Engineer Wealthsimple Employee Review

5.0
12 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've worked few if any other places that genuinely feel like they care about their employees as much as wealthsimple. They have remained steadfast in their dedication to transparency, and even at 5 years in the company still shares all information freely and remains a place where you can speak your mind. Not only do I feel cared for and listened to, the work is challenging and interesting and you get to work with some of the brightest people to get it done. Wealthsimple hires with an extremely fine filter - a certain pedigree of person is sought after here and they will never rush a hiring decision. The result is a group of very bright people who all take care of each other and lead otherwise interesting lives. Never a dull moment.

Cons

As others have mentioned, depending on your team your work life experience can wildly vary. I have worked on teams where it feels very low pressure and I have time to focus and manage my stress levels, and other teams where it's a late night grind every night for weeks at a time. The one caveat of that is that these bursts don't last long, and ultimately everything does return to equilibrium. It is however, unpredictable.

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Cons

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3.0
17 Apr 2026
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Pros

You get to be at the forefront of financial technology, not just for Canada, but globally. They are very innovative, move fast, and care about their clients deeply. The products are solid, and the people are talented, smart, and warm. Katchen in particular is a big motivating factor to stay as he embodies a true leader.

Cons

There been a few recent changes that have caused some concern. First, they’ve made some decisions that feel antithetical to their mission of financial freedom and value of “be human”. 1. They are launching a prediction product, which is like gambling, and could put people in significant debt. 2. They launched a partnership with X to drive trading growth. Considering Musk’s views, especially about Canada, this almost feels like a slap in the face to many Canadians. Second, they recently expanded on their culture manual. While most of it was fantastic, providing prescriptive instructions on how to live values, some things did cause alarm. 1. They are expecting people to work flex hours, into the night and on the weekends, especially in management positions. This feels contradictory to their value of Be Human, which does and should include their employees. 2. They expect people to not focus on title/level, while also continuing to prescribe to a very traditional hierarchical organization structure. That, combined with the lack of bonuses, low salary bands compared to other tech companies, and low merit increases even for top performers, creates a system where people are only really rewarded based on title/level promotions. Telling people to not care about title in this situation and to work late nights/weekends feels out of touch and frankly, inhuman, especially given the rising cost of living.

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