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      Wave

      Engaged employer

      Wave Reviews

      4.7

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (414 total reviews)

      Drew Durbin

      98% approve of CEO

      93% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Culture and values

      4.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.6

      Career opportunities

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Senior management

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      Wave has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 414 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Wave employee rating is 26% above average for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      414 reviews
      5.0
      Jun 6, 2022

      Great!

      Ccs
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great people. Work life balance

      Cons

      Low pay and no rrsp

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      Wave Response
      4y
      Hi! Thank you very much for your review. Wave does have an RRSP with Wealthsimple and offers a 4% employer match. Please feel free to reach out to peopleops@wave.com or any member of the people team if you need more clarifications on this.
      5.0
      Jun 29, 2020

      Truly a place where you feel like your work matters!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      1) Flexible - with vacation, sick days, location of work etc. Management very inclined to support you however they can for you to be your best self. One of the values at Wave is that "We don't wait -- we live our fullest lives now".. and Wave walks the walk. 2) Impact - your work serves a lot of underserved people and actually helps make their lives better. You get to see the impact first-hand through field visits during retreats to the countries in sub-saharan Africa that we serve. 3) Experience - you get experience owning features end-to-end and designing solutions with the support of your PM. This is really great especially for junior and intermediate people to level up their skills! 4) People - Management and leadership truly wants what is best for their employees and their users. This means enabling its workers and giving them the relevant tools to succeed.

      Cons

      We travel to the countries we serve ~6 times a year. If you don't like to travel, you might find that hard. We also work remotely, this can be difficult for people who are just starting out in the industry. However, the culture of reaching out for help when you're stuck is very much encouraged. We are still a start-up. This means that there is always change, whether it be process, projects, etc. Wave is always open to change and working in iterations to make things better. If you prefer to be somewhere where there is not a lot of change, this might not be for you.

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      Wave Response
      5y
      Thank you for reviewing Wave! We're excited to be building a great product that we hope will have a huge impact on the sector.
      5.0
      Jun 16, 2026

      Great working conditions with constructive feedback challenges

      Data scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic place to work. Interesting work, good pay, lovely colleagues and great working conditions.

      Cons

      Not a good place if you're sensitive to feedback.

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      Wave Response
      1w
      Hi, Thank you for sharing your review! We're glad to hear you are having such a positive experience at Wave and have enjoyed both the work and the people you work with. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and wish you continued success.
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