Pros: - Co-workers are amazing. Seriously, 50 engineers and not one person with a bad attitude. That is unreal hiring. - Great pay, great benefits. Lunch every day and 1 month vacation. - Canadian values, ambitious international outlook - I am actually motivated to do work all day and not procrastinate.

Cons: - Heavier workload than I was used to - Complex microservice architecture that is difficult to pick up quickly. Fortunately co-workers are extremely helpful.

Pros: - Really challenging tech environment. You will be working with (mostly) new technologies, and the engineering org is emphasizing paying back tech debt quickly. - Smart and driven colleagues. Probably the first company I worked at that I enjoy talking and working with my immediate colleagues.

Cons: The company is growing really fast, and the goals are growing maybe even faster. This is leading to burnout at some points and this seems to be a company-wide issue. Leadership is aware but seems to think "have an extra day off" once in a while to be a magic solution, but it's not. My tip is to communicate your borders early and regularly. You need to take care of yourself in such an environment or you will get sucked up in a burnout feedback loop.

Pros: Wealthsimple has been a great place to work so far. My onboarding wasn't rush and there was a reasonable expectation for how quickly I could ramp up. My colleagues and manager have been very welcoming and helpful as I learn the technologies and code. The wellness days are a great perk as are the unlimited sick days. The reviews here left me a little wary of not having a good work life balance but that hasn't been the case so far. The workload is more than reasonable and the message to take care of ourselves is very clear from the top on down.

Cons: They are growing fast so there is a lot of hiring to do. The interview process is lengthy so it takes some resources away from me and my team to get work done.