Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 28, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,042
Employers: 1,483

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,901Across 463 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $139,920Across 114 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $54.29Across 67 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 10%411 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,644 listings
On-site: 48%1,950 listings

Not specified: 1% (37 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (120), Genetec (67), Citi (39).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

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Amazon

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS AppSync

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 21, 2026

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Original job description

Do you enjoy working on distributed systems and solving problems of scale, availability, and low latency? Are you interested in building and evolving a large-scale distributed system that serves API traffic for applications around the world and stays seamless as traffic scales and infrastructure conditions change?

If so, then come join the AWS AppSync team. AWS AppSync is a fully managed, serverless service for building GraphQL and Pub/Sub APIs that securely connect applications to data and events at scale. Developers use AppSync to bring together data from sources like Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, and HTTP endpoints behind a single API endpoint, and to deliver real-time updates to connected clients through managed WebSocket subscriptions, without having to build and operate the underlying API infrastructure themselves.

We're looking for a senior engineer who can own the design and delivery of large, complex systems and raise the technical bar across the team. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you'll drive the architecture and technical direction for significant parts of AWS AppSync, take on ambiguous problems that span multiple teams, and set best practices in design, operational excellence, and security. You'll mentor other engineers and multiply their impact, influence the roadmap alongside product and engineering leaders, and continuously identify areas of growth within the existing frameworks, tools and processes to develop further technical mechanisms that reduce waste and continuously improve. You'll collaborate with engineers throughout the company who are building the next big thing in cloud computing. We need our senior engineers to be versatile, display strong ownership and judgment, and be enthusiastic to dive deep on hard problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate large-scale, highly available components of AWS AppSync
- Drive the technical direction and architecture for significant areas of the service
- Take on ambiguous, cross-team problems and turn them into clear designs and delivery plans
- Raise the bar on operational excellence, security, and code quality through best practices and design and code reviews
- Mentor engineers and multiply the team's impact through your technical leadership
- Partner with engineering leaders to shape the roadmap and deliver features to customers around the globe Basic Qualifications: - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred Qualifications: - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 150,700.00 - 251,700.00 CAD annually

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate large-scale, highly available components for AWS AppSync while driving technical direction and architecture. Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features and improve operational excellence.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of professional software development experience, including programming and leading system design or architecture. Candidates must demonstrate strong ownership, judgment, and the ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems.

Skills

Distributed systems
Software architecture
GraphQL
Pub/Sub
WebSockets
Amazon DynamoDB
AWS Lambda
System design
Operational excellence
Security
Mentoring
Technical leadership
Cloud computing
Full-stack development
API development

Benefits

Health insurance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Prescription insurance
Basic life insurance
AD&D insurance
Deferred profit sharing plan
Paid time off
Restricted stock units

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

AWS AppSync
Distributed systems
GraphQL
Pub/Sub
WebSockets
Amazon DynamoDB
AWS Lambda
Cloud computing
API infrastructure
System design
Software development
Operational excellence
Security
Mentorship
Technical leadership
Full-stack
Scalability
Reliability
Code reviews
Software engineering

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