Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 1, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,989
Employers: 1,472

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $115,471Across 461 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $140,712Across 111 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.23Across 64 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%410 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,633 listings
On-site: 48%1,912 listings

Not specified: 1% (34 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (113), Genetec (66), 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

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Electronic Arts

Senior Software Engineer- Generalist (Apex Legends)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Experience: 5+ years developing and maintaining software, or equivalent game development experience.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 1, 2026

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General Information

Locations: Los Angeles - Chatsworth, California, United States of America

Location: Los Angeles - Chatsworth
State: California
Country: United States of America

Location: Vancouver - Great Northern Way
State: British Columbia
Country: Canada

Role ID

216015

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - Respawn

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Generalist (Apex Legends)

Location: Hybrid - Vancouver or Los Angeles

Reports to: Lead Software Engineer

Job Summary:

Founded in 2010, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars Jedi titles. Join us to help shape the future of one of the world’s leading live service franchises: Apex Legends.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will drive the development of foundational technologies and work to improve the performance and stability of Apex Legends. You will work closely with gameplay teams - engineers, designers, artists, animators, and producers - to create and maintain a wide variety of systems across our entire technical stack, from the engine to our game services backend. Ultimately, your work will help ensure every new release of the game to our players is of outstanding quality and the best experience possible.

Responsibilities:

Debug and resolve complex issues in large-scale codebases across a variety of abstraction layers.
Collaborate with other engineers to quantify game performance, prevent regressions, and improve launch stability.
Design, own, and maintain our gameplay and engine systems, focused on performance and stability across consoles and dedicated servers.
Analyze live telemetry and crash data to find defects, prioritize fixes, and guide improvements that directly impact the player experience.
Build the tools and automated content validation that keep artists, designers, and QA moving quickly and prevent bugs from reaching players.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years developing and maintaining software, or equivalent game development experience.
Experience working in large, shared codebases, in games or otherwise.
Strong working knowledge of C/C++.
Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python.
Experience with profiling, auditing, and optimizing software performance.
Experience debugging and supporting software running in production.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience on a live service game or other continuously operated product, including feature flags, kill switches, and staged rollouts.
Familiarity with embedded scripting languages and the boundary between engine code and game script.
Experience with content or asset build pipelines and adding automated validation to them.
Experience building developer-facing or content-creator tooling.
Experience with backend or web services and cloud infrastructure.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$141,400 - $204,400 CAD

California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$165,000 - $256,000 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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Responsibilities

You will drive the development of foundational technologies and improve the performance and stability of Apex Legends across the entire technical stack. This involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to debug complex issues, analyze telemetry data, and build tools that streamline content validation.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of software development experience, specifically with large-scale codebases and C/C++. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is required, along with strong proficiency in performance optimization and debugging.

Skills

C++
C
Python
Software debugging
Performance optimization
Game engine development
Live service operations
Telemetry analysis
Codebase maintenance
Automated testing
Tooling development
System architecture
Crash data analysis
Profiling
Scripting languages

Benefits

Paid time off
Sick time
Paid company holidays
Paid parental leave
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)
Bonus programs
Mental well-being support
Retirement savings

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Keywords

Apex Legends
Respawn Entertainment
Software Engineering
C++
C
Python
Game Development
Live Service
Performance Optimization
Debugging
Telemetry
Engine Systems
Gameplay Systems
Tooling
Automated Validation
Backend Services
Cloud Infrastructure
Scripting
Profiling
Stability
Codebase
Game Services
Feature Flags
Kill Switches
Asset Pipelines

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