Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 27, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 6,011
Employers: 1,893

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $113,619Across 647 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $56.60Across 204 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $145,651Across 125 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $59.66Across 18 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 8%478 listings
Hybrid: 39%2,341 listings
On-site: 53%3,165 listings

Not specified: <1% (27 listings)

Employers hiring include S M Software Solutions Inc (244), Amazon (136), Electronic Arts (68).

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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Lead Cloud Software Developer - (AWS / AI / Real Time Payment Systems)
BMO
Toronto, ON · BMOPLACE
- Full-time
We are seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Software Developer to design, build, and support secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient real-time payment systems. The ideal candidate…
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Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Software Java Developer, Platform & Emerging Technologies
Autodesk
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Toronto, ON · (RSBU) Toronto
- Full-time
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Senior .NET / Full Stack Developer
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Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Senior Software Engineer
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Senior .NET / Full Stack Developer
XTM
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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- Full-time
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Mississauga, ON
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Toronto, ON
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Canada
- Contract
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Sr. Application Developer/Team Lead
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Toronto, ON
- $100,000 to $115,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
…championing and driving the adoption of AI and AI-assisted development practices within the team and across relevant projects. A significant aspect of this role involves leading and…
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AWS Cloud Engineer
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Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Contract
…experience with AWS cloud services, platform provisioning, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), automation, infrastructure as code, containerization, monitoring tools, and system…
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Senior Fullstack Developer (Ruby on Rails / React)
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- Full-time
…with expertise in Ruby on Rails and React to join our talented development team and help drive our mission to deliver exceptional software products. You will be at the forefront of our…
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Senior Software Developer
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- Full-time
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Senior Fullstack Developer (Ruby on Rails / React)
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
…with expertise in Ruby on Rails and React to join our talented development team and help drive our mission to deliver exceptional software products. You will be at the forefront of our…
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- Full-time
…regulatory compliance workflows. Your duties will encompass the full software development lifecycle, from initial development and testing to deployment and ongoing production…
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Montreal, QC
- Contract
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Senior Software Developer (industrial automation)
ALTEN Canada
Woodbridge, ON
- $80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON
- Full-time

Ardent SoftSol Inc.

AWS Cloud Architect

Mississauga, ON, Canada

$50 to $55 CAD / hour · Contract

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Job details

Pay: $50 to $55 CAD / hour
Job type: Contract
Apply by: Nov 26, 2026
Experience: 10+ Years of IT Experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud Architecture and 5+ years in API Design, Integration, and Microservices Architecture.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 27, 2026

Original job description

AWS API Lead Architect

Experience

10+ Years of IT Experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud Architecture and 5+ years in API Design, Integration, and Microservices Architecture.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS API Lead Architect to lead the architecture, design, governance, and implementation of enterprise API and cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services, API management platforms, microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and integration technologies. This role will drive API strategy, establish governance frameworks, and provide technical leadership across multiple enterprise initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

API Architecture & Strategy

Define and drive enterprise API strategy, standards, and best practices.

Design scalable, secure, and reusable RESTful, GraphQL, and event-driven APIs.

Establish API governance, lifecycle management, versioning, and security standards.

Create API reference architectures and reusable integration patterns.

Lead API-first transformation initiatives across business domains.

Perform architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

AWS Cloud Architecture

Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.

Build highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures.

Design hybrid and multi-cloud integrations where applicable.

Define infrastructure automation and cloud deployment strategies.

Establish disaster recovery and business continuity architectures.

Microservices & Integration

Design and architect microservices-based applications.

Develop service mesh and container orchestration strategies.

Define synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.

Implement event-driven architectures leveraging AWS messaging services.

Collaborate with application teams to modernize legacy integrations.

API Management & Integration Platforms

Lead implementation and administration of:

Amazon API Gateway

Apigee

MuleSoft

Kong

Azure API Management (preferred)

Define API cataloging, monitoring, throttling, and analytics standards.

Establish developer portal and API onboarding processes.

Security & Compliance

Define API security frameworks using:

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

JWT

Mutual TLS

AWS IAM

Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.

Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.

DevOps & Automation

Design CI/CD pipelines for API and cloud deployments.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.

Automate build, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.

Implement observability strategies including logging, tracing, and metrics.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead teams of architects, developers, and integration engineers.

Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to define solutions.

Mentor team members on AWS, API architecture, and integration best practices.

Drive architecture governance boards and technical decision-making.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

AWS Skills

Strong experience with:

AWS API Gateway

AWS Lambda

ECS/EKS

EC2

DynamoDB

RDS

SNS

SQS

EventBridge

Step Functions

CloudWatch

IAM

Secrets Manager

CloudFormation

API & Integration Technologies

REST APIs

GraphQL

SOAP Web Services

OpenAPI / Swagger

Async APIs

API Lifecycle Management

API Security Standards

Programming Languages

Java

Python

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

Service Mesh (Istio preferred)

DevOps & Automation

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Databases

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Aurora

MongoDB

Redis

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.

Experience with Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, or Telecommunications domains.

Knowledge of serverless architecture and event-driven design patterns.

Exposure to GenAI integration through APIs and cloud-native AI services.

Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud integration architectures.

Familiarity with Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).

Certifications (Preferred)

AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Certified Developer Associate

API & Integration

Apigee Certified API Engineer

MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect

Kong Gateway Certifications

Container & DevOps

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

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Responsibilities

Lead enterprise API strategy, architecture, governance, security, and lifecycle management, while designing scalable AWS cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven solutions. Guide implementation and automation, oversee architecture reviews and compliance, and lead and mentor architects, developers, and integration teams.

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in AWS cloud architecture and 5 years in API design, integration, and microservices architecture. Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a related field, strong AWS and API management expertise, and experience with security, containers, DevOps automation, and integration technologies.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture
API Architecture
REST APIs
GraphQL
Microservices
Amazon API Gateway
AWS Lambda
Event-Driven Architecture
API Security
Kubernetes
Terraform
CloudFormation
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
OAuth 2.0
Technical Leadership

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

AWS
Amazon API Gateway
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Amazon EKS
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
DynamoDB
Amazon RDS
Amazon SNS
Amazon SQS
Amazon EventBridge
AWS Step Functions
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS IAM
REST APIs
GraphQL
SOAP
OpenAPI
Apigee
MuleSoft
Kong
Azure API Management
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform

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