Software engineer jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 1, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,168
Employers: 893

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $126,884Across 279 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $152,660Across 87 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $53.36Across 28 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 12%256 listings
Hybrid: 42%902 listings
On-site: 45%980 listings

Not specified: 1% (30 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (95), Okta (44), Arista Networks (38).

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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Added 2 months ago
Software Engineer II, AI
Klue
Toronto, Ontario
$115,000 to $149,000 CAD / year
Full-time
We're looking for a Software Engineer, AI to join our team in Toronto, focusing on building and optimizing state-of-the-art LLM-powered agents that can reason, plan and automate workflows…
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Senior Software Engineer, Notebooks
Snowflake
Ontario · Ontario, Canada
Full-time
Added 1 month ago
Software Engineer (Python) - PricingCenter
Guidewire Software
Toronto, ON · Mississauga, ON
Full-time
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Staff Software Engineer, Time and Scheduling
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Toronto, ON
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Staff Software Engineer, AI Agentic Experience (Auth0)
Okta
Toronto, ON
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Staff Software Engineer, Quality & Reliability Platform
BuildOps
Toronto, ON
BuildOps is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to set and drive our company-wide technical strategy for building, shipping, and operating reliable software.
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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Tax
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
…passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems or a software developer who likes to solve business problems, Amazon Tax Platform Services is the place for…
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Kanata, Ontario
Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer
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Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
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Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer
Applied Systems Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
…willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers – all within a culture built on values that make us…
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Associate Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend
Saviynt
Vancouver, British Columbia
$220,000 to $235,000 USD / year
Full-time
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Montreal, Quebec
Full-time
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Principal Software Engineer, Endpoint Platform
Saviynt
Vancouver, British Columbia
$240,000 to $250,000 USD / year
Full-time
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Principal Software Engineer, Platform Engineering & Edge Infrastructure
Saviynt
Vancouver, British Columbia
$240,000 to $250,000 USD / year
Full-time
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Principal Software Engineer, Cloud & Edge Backend
Saviynt
Vancouver, British Columbia
$240,000 to $250,000 USD / year
Full-time
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Senior / Staff Software Engineer – Core Data Infrastructure
Calliere
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Senior / Staff Backend Engineer – Core Platform
Calliere
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Principal Software Engineer
DAT
Mississauga, ON
Loadlink Technologies is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering team. With over 7,500 customers across Canada and ambitious expansion plans, we move over 50,000…
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Victoria, BC
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Vancouver, BC
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Principal Backend Engineer
Parts Town Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
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Senior Cloud Engineer
Parts Town Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
Added 3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Banking
Brex
Vancouver, British Columbia
$240,000 to $285,000 USD / year
Full-time
As a Staff Software Engineer in Banking, you will help shape the technic
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Senior Software Engineer
Clutch
Toronto, Ontario
$160,000 to $200,000 USD / year
Full-time

DAT

Principal Software Engineer

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Experience: 12+ years of professional software development experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production systems
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 3, 2026

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The Opportunity

Loadlink Technologies is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering team. With over 7,500 customers across Canada and ambitious expansion plans, we move over 50,000 loads a day and sit at the center of Canada's largest industry - transportation. Our platform gets goods to the stores, malls, and doorsteps of consumers and businesses across the country, and we need world-class engineering to keep raising the bar.

The Principal Software Engineer is a senior, hands-on technical leader who sets architectural direction, mentors engineers and architects across our geographically distributed teams, and drives initiatives that span product and organizational boundaries. You'll split your time between writing and reviewing code, shaping technical strategy, and partnering with Product, Operations, and other engineering leaders to ship durable, scalable solutions.

Our stack spans .NET Core / C# and Angular, running on Azure, with SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL for data, REST/JSON APIs, and native mobile apps on iOS and Android. We work in an agile environment with modern DevOps practices built around Git-based workflows.

You Are Someone Who

Demonstrates pride, ownership, and accountability for your work, and expects the same from those you work with
Shares opinions openly on what's working and what's not across the product, tech stack, and team processes
Is comfortable independently owning large, ambiguous initiatives with multiple moving parts
Seeks feedback early and often throughout the development process
Collaborates effectively and empathetically across roles such as Product, Design, and Operations
Identifies speed vs. quality tradeoffs and balances them judiciously
Believes diverse teams make better decisions, and actively fosters a culture where every person can do their best work

What You'll Do

Establish architectural vision and set implementation strategy in partnership with the VP of Technology and Product team
Work across the stack - from Angular front ends to .NET Core services to the databases underneath - and stay hands-on, including in POC scenarios
Design and develop REST APIs and other code that is reliable, maintainable, and extendable
Establish and enforce architecture guidelines, and keep architecture documentation current
Participate in design and code reviews, and provide development teams with architectural oversight
Translate business needs into technical specifications, and evaluate how requirements affect schedule and design
Contribute to ideation, estimation, SOW creation, and product roadmap development
Work with engineers, product owners, and other technology leaders to deliver integrated solutions
Bring a continuous improvement mindset, always looking for opportunities to optimize our products, technologies, and processes
Champion the adoption of AI tools and practices across the SDLC - code generation, review, testing, and documentation - to improve engineering velocity and quality
Identify and drive opportunities to embed AI capabilities directly into our product offerings, partnering with Product on use cases that create customer value

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

12+ years of professional software development experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production systems
A track record of architecting SaaS enterprise applications
Background driving broad product or technical initiatives that span organizational boundaries
Deep knowledge of architectural frameworks and patterns (Onion, DDD, Clean, SOLID)
Backend expertise in .NET Core / C#, and front-end expertise in Angular (preferred)
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
API development experience (REST/JSON preferred)
Experience with Git version control, CI/CD pipelines, and release management practices
Proficiency with DevOps practices and tools
A working knowledge of application security and performance tuning / scalability
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI) to accelerate coding, review, and testing workflows
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, or equivalent experience

We'd Be Extra Excited If

You have deep experience across at least two areas of the tech stack (backend, frontend, infrastructure, data, mobile)
You have consulting or professional services experience, including SOW creation and partner engagements
You have experience with mobile technologies (iOS, Android)
You've worked with distributed, cross-geography engineering teams
You've led or contributed to integrating LLMs or AI/ML capabilities into a production SaaS application

Why Loadlink?

Our technology positively impacts every Canadian household. We enable food to arrive at our stores, inventory to reach our malls, and eCommerce to happen. We've been the market leader in this space for over 30 years, and we're the catalyst driving technological advancement in the commercial transportation industry. Check us out at loadlink.ca.

The opportunity to make a difference - we're small enough that what you do gets noticed
The chance to learn an entirely new, huge industry
An open door / Teams with genuinely great people to work with
Flexible, hybrid work options
A full compensation package, including:
- Better-than-average salary
- Benefits
- Matching RRSP
- Discount stock purchase program
- Bonus program
- Recognition program

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Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will establish architectural vision and strategy while remaining hands-on with development across the full stack. They will mentor engineering teams, drive technical initiatives, and integrate AI capabilities into product offerings to improve engineering velocity.

Requirements

Candidates must have 12+ years of professional software development experience with a strong background in architecting SaaS enterprise applications. Proficiency in .NET Core, C#, Angular, and cloud platforms is required, along with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Skills

.NET Core
C#
Angular
Azure
SQL Server
MySQL
PostgreSQL
REST APIs
System Architecture
Cloud Computing
DevOps
Git
CI/CD
AI-assisted development
SaaS
Technical Leadership

Benefits

Better-than-average salary
Matching RRSP
Discount stock purchase program
Bonus program
Recognition program
Flexible hybrid work options

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Software Engineering
SaaS
.NET Core
C#
Angular
Azure
SQL Server
MySQL
PostgreSQL
REST APIs
System Architecture
DevOps
Git
CI/CD
AI
LLM
Cloud Computing
Technical Leadership
Agile
Onion Architecture
DDD
Clean Architecture
SOLID
Performance Tuning
Scalability
Mobile Development
iOS
Android
Transportation
Logistics

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