On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2021. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Luke ↗
In their words
We've transitioned to paying everyone — all engineers — Toronto market rates no matter where they are in Canada. You shouldn't be penalized if you happen to choose to live somewhere other than Toronto.
Never turn down the opportunity to learn something new, no matter how far afield it seems from your focus. I would start with a problem that matters to you, and then work backwards from there.
We call them BEANS — it's an acronym: be radically candid, embrace new challenges, act like an owner, make every experience an eleven, and solve with simplicity.
Quick answers
What did Luke Galea do at 7shifts?
He joined in March 2021 as VP of engineering and later became chief technology officer. On the TechTO stage he described 7shifts as having started with restaurant scheduling and moved to the whole employee lifecycle — hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, paying and retaining restaurant staff.
What did he say about paying remote engineers?
That 7shifts had moved to paying every engineer Toronto market rates regardless of where in Canada they lived — 'you shouldn't be penalized if you happen to choose to live somewhere other than Toronto.' He also drew a line between working from home and working remotely, and said the company had shut down for a full refresh week rather than let people burn out. TechTO Talent, 30 July 2021.
Where does he work now?
ScribbleVet, an AI scribe for veterinarians. His LinkedIn profile, checked on 28 August 2026, is titled to ScribbleVet and gives his role as CTO. Instinct Science acquired ScribbleVet in January 2026 and no public source states his title after that deal, so this page records the role his own profile gives rather than inferring a new one.