Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 3, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,965
Employers: 1,458

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,563Across 461 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $140,456Across 112 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.69Across 73 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%393 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,625 listings
On-site: 48%1,914 listings

Not specified: 1% (33 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (108), Genetec (62), Electronic Arts (47).

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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Software Engineer, Security
Cohere
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – CloudVision as a Service (CVaaS)
Arista Networks
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
…advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our…
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Senior Software Engineer, Agent Gateway
Okta
Toronto, ON
- $136,000 to $187,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Java Full Stack Developer
Hirematic Talent Solutions
Montreal, QC
- $40 to $45 CAD / hour
- Contract
Full-stack development across back-end and front-end, including:
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Senior Software Developer
Nanometrics Inc
Ottawa, ON
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Software Developer - Dev Ops
Aplin
Winnipeg, MB
- Full-time
Support the DevOps team with ongoing software development and enhancement projects
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Principal Software Developer
Open Text Corporation
Richmond Hill, ON
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Cloud Engineer
CDW Canada
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver, BC
- Contract
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Software Engineer Dev Lead
J&M Group
Montreal, QC
- Contract
Lead design and development of scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and event-driven solutions.
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Application Architect (ID#5234)
New Value Solutions
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking an Application Architect to lead the design and development of enterprise-scale software systems. The Application Architect…
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Senior Systems Architect
Euna Solutions
ON · Oakville, Ontario
- Full-time
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Senior Systems Architect
Euna Solutions
ON · Oakville, Ontario
- Full-time
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Quality Assurance Software Engineer - Contract Role
BonLook
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- Full-time
Join our dynamic team as a QA Software Engineer! In this role you’ll be developing and executing comprehensive automated test plans and cases for all software projects. You’ll increase…
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Software Developer, React Native - Hybrid
Pelmorex
Oakville, ON
- Full-time
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Software Developer, React Native - Hybrid
Pelmorex
Oakville, ON
- Full-time
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Senior Cloud Engineer - Google Firebase
BDO Canada
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Sr Java Backend Developer
Tekgence Inc
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Software Engineer
Beacon Software
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
…by adding people. We are building Beacon to scale by adding software. The thesis is simple: portfolio operations, value creation, and deal sourcing are bottlenecked by human attention, and…
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Software Development Engineer, Demand Forecasting & Guidance
Amazon
Toronto, ON
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Front-End Developer
Operatic Agency
Hamilton, ON
- $60,000 to $70,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Planning
AeroVect
Remote, Canada
- $160,000 to $200,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Remote
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer who can design and build best-in
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Back End Developer-Python
SRA Group
Toronto, ON
- Contract
Client is looking for a skilled Python Backend Engineer to build and scale high-performance backend systems. This role will focus on API development, platform engineeri
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Senior Software Engineer, Datastores (Auth0)
Okta
Toronto, ON
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Senior Software Engineer, Frontend
Brex
Vancouver, BC
…banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend…
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Développeur(euse) logiciel senior/ Senior Software Developer - Security Platform
Genetec
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote

Amazon

Software Development Engineer, Digital Acceleration

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

Original job description

Interested in solving hard technical problems that have a direct impact on our business and customers? We are looking for a talented Software Development Engineer to join the Digital Royalties and Vendor Payments team. We are a part of the Digital Acceleration org that enables Digital businesses like Prime Video, Books, Music, Appstore, Audible and Games to launch new business lines and products. We are building next generation Royalties and Vendor Payment solutions that will enable Amazon Digital businesses to automate royalty calculation, payment and accounting processes while meeting regulatory requirements. This is a great opportunity to tackle some very interesting and complex architectural problems, innovate in the space and drive product direction. You will work with a team of passionate software engineers and will get an opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders.

A successful candidate will have an extensive background in building highly scalable, highly available services, strong technical skills, a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment, high creativity, and great analytical reasoning skills. If you enjoy cutting through ambiguity, creating strategic paths and obsessing over efficiency, write to us! We have just the right space for you to hit the ground running and fuel your growth!

Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
- Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
- Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

A day in the life
The challenges SDEs solve for at Digital Acceleration are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.

About the team
Our Digital Acceleration team is building services and platforms for customers to find the next product, get the best deal on the product and return again and again to that product. The team builds and operates services which operate at a very high transactions per second rate with very high availability and very low latency. The team is keenly focused on innovation in this space to help our customers with their ever evolving needs as they relate to Digital content. If this interests you, we’d love for you to apply and explore the opportunities to have fun and make history.
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

Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design and build innovative, scalable distributed systems for digital royalty and payment solutions. You will work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software that solves complex architectural problems at a massive scale.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of professional software development experience and 2 years of experience in system design or architecture. A bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent field is preferred.

Skills

Software development
System design
Architecture
Distributed systems
Scalability
Reliability
Programming
Agile
Cloud computing
Data storage
Indexing
Query systems
Fault-tolerance
Analytical reasoning
Problem solving

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

Software Development Engineer
Digital Acceleration
Distributed Systems
Scalability
High Availability
Low Latency
System Architecture
Design Patterns
Agile
Coding Standards
Source Control Management
Distributed Storage
Indexing
Query Systems
Fault-tolerance
Amazon
Digital Royalties
Vendor Payments
Cloud Computing

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