They had me design a stock trading object, basically OOP with financial instruments as examples. Three rounds. Then a project presentation with the team lead. Toronto team, solid process
Questions Asked
1.“Implement an iterator that returns elements from a 2D list row by row”
2.“Tell me about a time you significantly improved the performance of a system or feature”
3.“How would you design a rate limiter for a high-traffic public API?”
Asset Management
Summer 2026No Offer
University of Alberta · Applied Mathematics
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Resume ReviewEasyBehavioral
Timeline was 2.5 weeks from applicatiopn to decision, was nervous coming since I heard all the horror stories online but realized it was all exaggerated and kind of like any other interview process. During the second round the fire alarm went off so it was cut short but I wouldn't exactly say there were any technicals asked more jsut concepts from school
Data Scientist
Toronto, ON
Winter 2026No Offer
University of Toronto · Statistics
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtual
They care a lot about how you explain your approach and the tradeoffs you made. Recruiter screen then technical, OOP modelling of financial data, then a project showcase where I presented my best ML project. Good feedback but I didn't make the cut in a competitive cycle
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a machine learning model you built end-to-end”
Software Developer
Toronto, ON
Summer 2026No Offer
University of Waterloo · Computer Science
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 2 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsLive codingVirtual
Asyncronous video first with 5 questions, 1-2 min each. Then a virtual interview with two managers mostly behavioral, why Wealthsimple and what would you do if you disagreed with a product decision. They really care about their mission of democratizing finance so make sure you know the product well
Questions Asked
1.“Find the minimum number of coins needed to make change for a given amount”
2.“Check if a binary tree is a valid BST.”
3.“Tell me about the most critical feedback you've ever received and what you did with it”
Data Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2026No Offer
University of Toronto · Statistics
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Hard Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtualCase study
Screening call then CoderPad for an hour. The interviewer kept nudging when you got stuck on the SQL, appreciated that. Then an in-person day with 4 sessions, they gave a mini case about using data to improve a process
Questions Asked
1.“How do you approach segment analysis to find who is driving a metric change?”