Sarah Hamdi
About Sarah Hamdi
Sarah Hamdi is a Senior Software Developer at Wealthsimple with extensive experience in software development and web application development.
Company
Sarah Hamdi is currently working at Wealthsimple as a Senior Software Developer. Wealthsimple is a leading Canadian online investment management service that provides financial tools for saving, investing, and managing finances.
Title
Sarah Hamdi holds the position of Senior Software Developer at Wealthsimple. She has previously held various senior roles in other organizations such as Loblaw Digital, TWG, and Dot Health.
Education and Expertise
Sarah Hamdi completed a Front-End Web Development Immersive program at HackerYou College of Technology in 2016. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Development Studies from York University, completed in 2011, and a Bachelor's degree in Art History, International Development Studies, and Women's Studies from McGill University, completed in 2008. Her technical expertise includes developing web applications, improving CI/CD pipelines, and implementing tooling packages.
Background
Sarah Hamdi has an extensive background in both technical and communication roles. She has worked as a Senior Web Application Developer at TWG, a Software Developer at Dot Health, and a Product Designer & Web Developer at Kira Systems. In addition, Sarah has experience in educational roles, having served as a Lead Mentor and Bootcamp Instructor at HackerYou College of Technology. Early in her career, she held roles such as Website Content Coordinator at OCASI and Communications Coordinator at The Homeless Hub.
Achievements
At Wealthsimple, Sarah Hamdi implemented a React Native Web Storybook to provide designers with access to the mobile component library. She created tooling packages for front-end micro-uis and played a key role in improving and speeding up GitHub Actions. Sarah also revamped the on-call process and engineering-wide onboarding to reduce toil for the team and engineering department.