Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 30, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,968
Employers: 1,470

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $115,636Across 464 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $139,758Across 114 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.15Across 64 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%415 listings
Hybrid: 40%1,604 listings
On-site: 48%1,912 listings

Not specified: 1% (37 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (116), Genetec (67), Okta (41).

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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Coursera

Senior Software Developer, BE

Toronto, ON, Canada

Pay: Job titles may span multiple career levels, and the targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is CAD $164,000 - $205,000.
Experience: 7+ years of experience working in a software engineering role
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

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About Coursera + Udemy

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, bringing together two mission-driven brands to create the world’s most powerful platform for turning learning into progress. Together, we help more than 300 million learners and 12,000+ enterprise customers build the skills they need for a world being reshaped by AI. Read more about the combined company by visiting our blog.

Why join us now?

AI is transforming how people learn, work, and grow, and the need for new skills has never been greater. Coursera brings trusted content and credentials from leading university and industry partners, while Udemy brings a dynamic skills marketplace and global network of real-world experts. By combining these strengths, we can connect more people and organizations to the skills they need, when they need them.

Shape what comes next

By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills - and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale.

About this Role:

As a Staff Software Developer on the Monetization team, you'll lead technical initiatives and take significant ownership over service architecture, product API development, and data modeling. You'll design and iterate at startup speed, working with modern Java, MySQL, DynamoDB, gRPC, GraphQL, Kafka, and microservices architecture. In this role, you'll balance hands-on development with technical leadership, collaborating across product and engineering to shape both technical decisions and business outcomes.

About your skills:

Software Engineering

Core competency for designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems at scale.

Technical Design

Essential for architecting scalable microservices and data modeling solutions.

Agile Product Development

Essential for fast-moving team environment with frequent deployments and iterative development cycles.

What you’ll be doing:

Design and implement scalable systems and infrastructures that support Coursera's backend services
Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing
Set up monitoring and testing of your APIs and services to understand real-time health and performance of your products
Participate in product discussions by proposing technical approaches and influencing roadmap decisions through data and system insights
Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape requirements, clarify tradeoffs, and translate business goals into technical designs
Drive data-informed decisions by analyzing metrics and experiment results to validate product hypotheses

Qualifications:

7+ years of experience working in a software engineering role
Experience designing highly-scalable and performant microservices and storage layers using languages and infrastructure such as Java, Play, Scala, MySQL, Cassandra, Solr, or Kafka
Experience working in fast-moving team environments with frequent deployments
Background in using data and metrics to inform technical and product decisions
Demonstrated history of building and launching products with understanding of API design, system architecture, and data architecture

Keep Learning

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

Compensation / Location:

At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are.

This role is only available for hire in Toronto, Canada

Coursera offers competitive pay and fair compensation practices across all regions. Job titles may span multiple career levels, and the targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is CAD $164,000 - $205,000. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, education, transferable skills, business needs, and location. This range may be adjusted over time and may include eligibility for variable pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our Coursera + Udemy Global Applicant Privacy Notice.

To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page.

If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our Fraudulent Activity Submission Form.

Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at recruiting@coursera.org.

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Responsibilities

You will lead technical initiatives and take ownership of service architecture, product API development, and data modeling for the monetization team. Additionally, you will collaborate with product managers to shape requirements and drive data-informed decisions through A/B testing and system insights.

Requirements

The role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong background in designing highly-scalable microservices and storage layers. Candidates must demonstrate a history of building products using technologies like Java, MySQL, and Kafka while utilizing data to inform technical decisions.

Skills

Java
MySQL
DynamoDB
gRPC
GraphQL
Kafka
Microservices architecture
API design
Data modeling
System architecture
Agile product development
A/B testing
Technical leadership
Software engineering
Performance monitoring

Benefits

Health and wellness benefits
Bonus program
RSU equity programs
Global perks

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Keywords

Software Developer
Backend
Java
MySQL
DynamoDB
gRPC
GraphQL
Kafka
Microservices
API Design
Data Modeling
Scalability
A/B Testing
Product Development
Agile
System Architecture
Performance Monitoring
Monetization
Cloud Infrastructure
Scala
Cassandra
Solr
Play Framework

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