Just wrapped up my first week at Wealthsimple.
A LinkedIn post by Sammy Tourani, . Post 22 of 90, newest first.
Just wrapped up my first week at Wealthsimple.
And I think I'm cooked. In the best way possible.
I was supposed to be hybrid. 2 days in the office. Day one changed that.
The interns played human bingo, built a new Wealthsimple feature in 20 minutes during a pitch competition, threw a welcome party, I ate with the C-Suite, and walked past Michael Katchen in the hallway like it was nothing.
I told my manager that day I'd be in 5 days a week. No question.
A few things I learned:
➤ 30 SWE summer interns. 6,000+ applicants.
➤ Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks.
➤ Hardware's no joke. Got a $5,000 M5 Pro 16".
➤ Every AI tool you'd ever want. $10k+ value.
Most companies talk about shipping fast. Wealthsimple is the only Canadian unicorn actually doing it.
But the moment I knew I was in the right place?
Lunch on day two. Sat next to Paul, the Director of Data Science. Pitched him a random idea: "Buy Now, Pay Maybe" - every time you use your Wealthsimple credit card, there's a small chance it's on us.
He shouted across the lunchroom at Chris, who runs the credit card team.
I repitched it. We laughed. He loved it. Asked for a prototype.
That's culture you can't fake.
In one week, I:
➤ Shipped 2 Jira tickets on the main WS repo.
➤ Kicked off my first project on AI dev tooling.
➤ Joined standups, sprint plannings, & demos.
➤ Met dozens across eng, trading, & marketing.
I'm sharing the journey on X (and some exclusive opportunites) if you want to follow along there too 👀
https://x.com/SammyTourani
This summer is gonna be lit ❤️🔥
Photos in this post:
- Sammy pointing excitedly at the Wealthsimple sign on a concrete wall at the office reception.
- Two people posing for a selfie in a large round mirror in a bright office.
- A group playing foosball in the Wealthsimple office.
- Three people posing with a laptop in front of the Wealthsimple sign in the office.
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