Build something people loveWealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of straightforward, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do‑it‑yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $125 billion in assets under administration. It was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.About the Platform Engineering TeamWealthsimple’s Platform Engineering org builds the systems that the rest of engineering builds on. We operate Platform‑as‑a‑Product: our developers are our customers, and we are measured by the leverage we give them. Our work shapes how every engineer at Wealthsimple writes, ships, and runs code. When we do it well, the whole company moves faster and ships with more confidence.Job OverviewYou’ll join one of our Platform teams and take ownership of significant pieces of the developer experience. You’ll work hands‑on across the full lifecycle—designing, building, shipping, and operating the systems engineers depend on every day. You’ll lead projects end‑to‑end, partner with the teams that use what you build, and grow your influence beyond your immediate team.AreasThis posting covers two distinct areas:Platform Engineering: you build the systems that enable engineers to build, ship, and operate software reliably and efficiently, including developer platforms, internal tooling, CI/CD and software delivery systems, cloud infrastructure and service frameworks, reliability and observability tooling, and large‑scale distributed systems. The focus is on improving developer productivity, system reliability, and software delivery speed.Data Platforms: you build the infrastructure that powers data, analytics,



and machine learning across the company, including data ingestion pipelines and orchestration, large‑scale data warehousing, streaming and batch processing systems, data modeling, quality and governance, and analytics enablement. The focus is on delivering trusted, scalable, and high‑quality data systems.Key OpportunitiesDesign and build production‑grade distributed systemsOwn technical architecture in your domain (Platform or Data)Improve reliability, scalability, and performance of core systemsWork closely with internal users (engineers or data practitioners)Participate in operational ownership (on‑call where applicable)Lead projects end‑to‑end from design to productionWhat we’re looking forSenior engineers with deep experience in one of the two areas below:Platform Engineering (infrastructure, developer platforms, SRE)Data Engineering (data infrastructure, pipelines, analytics systems)Core expectations (all candidates)7+ years building production systemsStrong experience in distributed systems or data‑intensive systemsExperience owning system design decisionsOperational experience (production support, incidents, debugging)Experience building systems used by other engineers or data teamsNice to HaveCloud infrastructure experience (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes)CI/CD or developer tooling experience (Platform track)dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, or similar tools (Data track)Observability, reliability engineering,



or data quality systemsExperience working across both domains (not required)Tech Stack (varies by team)PythonCloud infrastructureKubernetesDistributed systemsdbtAirflowStreaming systemsWhy Wealthsimple?Top‑tier health benefits and life insuranceLong‑term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per yearEmployee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WSWe are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you’ll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.Inclusion StatementWe’re building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.Accessibility StatementWe’re committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we’ll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.AI in HiringWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don’t replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.Compensation RangeCA$151.2K – CA$189K#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Future Opportunities: Sr Software Developer - Platform Engineering (Toronto)
🏢 Wealthsimple
📍 Toronto