Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 25, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,109
Employers: 1,503

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $115,935Across 465 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $140,537Across 116 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $58.14Across 71 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%413 listings
Hybrid: 40%1,640 listings
On-site: 49%2,017 listings

Not specified: 1% (39 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (115), Genetec (65), RBC (53).

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

Software development jobs in Canada

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Amazon

Software Development Engineer, AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 12, 2026

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Original job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers tens of thousands of businesses worldwide! The Messaging team owns and operates Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Simple Queue Service(SQS), which provides AWS customers with the cloud infrastructure for building highly scalable, asynchronous and fault tolerant cloud applications. It’s a core architectural component of the critical for Amazon and many leading global enterprises running on AWS. If you are passionate about the challenges of big scale and making developing distributed applications easy and reliable then the AWS Messaging team is for you.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to help refine roadmaps and technical direction, and follow through with detailed architecture, design, and excellent code, and to drive operation excellence of a massive scale (think multi-million TPS) distributed system.

How do you know if you are a good fit for us? You are fascinated by and want to innovate in distributed fault-tolerant systems that operate at scale. You love customers. When our customers ask for the next big feature, you know this means you’ll be able to truly dig into the solution and get it done right. You love owning the project from idea to production, delivering not only in the implementation but in all phases from the kernel of an idea to quickly getting code into production. You enjoy collaborating with your teammates. You love working in agile programming environments and running fast to deliver evolution for your AWS services. Basic Qualifications: - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred Qualifications: - 3+ 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 - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

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Responsibilities

The engineer will design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for AWS SNS and SQS. They will own projects from initial concept through to production deployment while driving operational excellence.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of professional software development experience and 2 years of experience in system design or architecture. Proficiency in at least one programming language is required, and a bachelor's degree in computer science is preferred.

Skills

Distributed systems
Cloud infrastructure
Software development
System architecture
Scalability
Reliability
Fault-tolerant systems
Agile programming
Coding standards
Code reviews
Source control management
Build processes
Testing
Operations

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
Simple Notification Service
Simple Queue Service
Cloud computing
Distributed systems
Scalability
Fault-tolerant
Software development
System architecture
Agile
Coding standards
Code reviews
Source control
Operations
Infrastructure

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