Wealthsimple is hiring a
Data Science Intern

Summary

The job description is for a Data Science internship at Wealthsimple, a Canadian fintech company. The role involves contributing to projects that change the landscape of financial services for Canadians, working with a team that supports growth and provides mentorship, and connecting to the broader Wealthsimple community.

Requirements

• Familiarity with Python, SQL
• Basic understanding of statistics: either frequentist and Bayesian approaches
• Basic understanding of fundamental machine-learning algorithms: regression and decision trees
• First-hand experience working with popular Python libraries such as Pandas, scikt-learn, numpy and Jupyter

Benefits

• Competitive salary with retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• Generous vacation days and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Intern programming including educational workshops, hackathons, and mentorship
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year