Software engineer jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 27, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,013
Employers: 1,119

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $126,014Across 377 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $158,873Across 96 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $64.66Across 78 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%311 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,228 listings
On-site: 48%1,453 listings

Not specified: 1% (21 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (115), Virtusa (59), Electronic Arts (54).

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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Senior Software Engineer - Platforms & Infrastructure
Tubi - Canada
Toronto, ON
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will design, build, and operate the core platforms that all Tubi services run on: compute, networking, traffic, deployments,…
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- Full-time
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- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer
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Quebec, QC
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Principal Software Engineer, (Adobe - AEM)
DEPT®
Canada
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Senior Java Software Engineer
Dexian
Mississauga, ON
- Contract
We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer with 10+ years of software development experience and strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and Cloud…
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Senior Software Engineer
Dexian
Mississauga, ON
- Contract
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Software Engineer Co-op Student (4-months contract)
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
The Software Engineer Co-op in IT offers an opportunity to build a wide variety of enterprise applications within a team-based environment. As a co-op student, you will work closely with…
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Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
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Canada
- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack
Publicis Sapient
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Mobile Development Lead
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Toronto, ON
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Vancouver, BC
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Senior Software Engineer
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Toronto, ON · AMER - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - University Ave
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Toronto, ON
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Richmond Hill, ON
- $150,000 to $180,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Dexian

Senior Java Software Engineer

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Contract

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Oct 29, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Original job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Java Backend Developer

Location: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time

Domain: Banking / Financial Services – Mandatory

Experience: 10+ Years

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer with 10+ years of software development experience and strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and Cloud technologies. The ideal candidate must have solid experience working within the Banking/Financial Services domain and be capable of designing, developing, and supporting scalable enterprise-grade backend applications.

The candidate will work closely with architects, business analysts, product owners, and engineering teams to build highly available, secure, and scalable backend solutions for banking applications.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.

Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and enterprise APIs for banking applications.

Design and implement Microservices-based architectures following industry best practices.

Develop scalable, resilient, and secure services for high-volume financial transactions.

Participate in the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.

Collaborate with architects and technical leads to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Design API contracts, service interfaces, data models, and integration patterns.

Implement exception handling, logging, monitoring, security, and performance optimization.

Work with relational and NoSQL databases and optimize SQL queries where required.

Develop applications using cloud-native technologies and deploy/manage services in cloud environments.

Work with CI/CD pipelines and support automated build, testing, and deployment processes.

Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.

Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering best practices.

Mentor junior and mid-level developers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.

Work in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

Required Technical Skills

Core Java

10+ years of hands-on experience in Java development.

Strong knowledge of Java fundamentals, Collections, Multithreading, Exception Handling, JVM concepts, and Java 8+ features.

Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design principles.

Experience with performance optimization and debugging of enterprise applications.

Spring Boot & Microservices

Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot.

Extensive experience designing and developing Microservices.

Strong knowledge of Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and Spring Security.

Experience with service-to-service communication and distributed systems.

Understanding of resilience patterns, scalability, fault tolerance, and service discovery.

APIs

Strong experience developing REST APIs.

Experience with API design, API security, authentication, authorization, versioning, and documentation.

Experience with JSON, HTTP, OAuth2/JWT and API integration patterns.

Experience with API gateways such as Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Azure API Management is a plus.

Cloud

Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform:

MS Azure

Cloud Platform (GCP)

Experience deploying and operating Java/Microservices applications in cloud environments.

Understanding of cloud-native architecture, containers, scalability, monitoring, and security.

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is highly preferred.

Database

Strong SQL skills with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or DB2.

Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, or DynamoDB is a plus.

Experience with database optimization and transaction management.

DevOps & Engineering Tools

Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.

Exposure to Docker/Kubernetes and automated deployment.

Experience with application monitoring and logging tools is preferred.

Knowledge of Kafka or other messaging platforms is highly desirable.

Banking Domain – Mandatory

Candidates must have significant hands-on experience in the Banking / Financial Services domain.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:

Retail Banking

Commercial Banking

Corporate Banking

Payments

Credit / Lending

Cards

Capital Markets

Treasury

Trade Finance

Risk Management

Regulatory Reporting

AML / KYC

Transaction Processing

Account & Customer Management

Digital Banking

Financial Transaction Processing

The candidate should understand banking processes, financial transactions, security requirements, regulatory considerations, and enterprise integration patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Experience working with large-scale enterprise banking applications.

Experience with event-driven architecture and Kafka.

Knowledge of AWS/Azure cloud architecture.

Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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More about this job

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support secure, scalable, high-performance backend applications and microservices for banking, including REST APIs, integrations, and cloud deployments. Participate throughout the SDLC, troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance, review code, and mentor other developers.

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of hands-on Java development experience, strong expertise in Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, cloud technologies, and databases, plus significant banking or financial services experience. Candidates should also understand secure and resilient distributed systems and have experience with CI/CD; a relevant bachelor's or master's degree is preferred.

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
Microservices
REST APIs
Banking
Financial Services
Cloud Technologies
SQL
Spring Security
API Security
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Kafka
Agile/Scrum
Distributed Systems

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Java
Spring Boot
Spring Framework
Spring MVC
Spring Data
Spring Security
Microservices
REST APIs
OAuth2
JWT
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Oracle
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
DB2
MongoDB
Cassandra
DynamoDB
Git
Jenkins
GitLab CI
Azure DevOps
Kafka
Agile/Scrum
Banking

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