Software engineer jobs in Canada

Find software engineer jobs across Canada. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Nov 4, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,417
Employers: 1,208

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $124,909Across 416 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $160,391Across 119 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $63.16Across 101 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%323 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,407 listings
On-site: 49%1,666 listings

Not specified: 1% (21 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (122), Virtusa (67), Electronic Arts (60).

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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Cambridge, ON
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Vancouver, BC
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Vancouver, BC
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Toronto, ON
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Senior Software Engineer, Accounts
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Canada
- Full-time
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Software Engineer
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Montreal, QC
- Contract
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FullStack

Senior Backend Engineer - Laravel & Go Microservices - On-site - Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 27, 2026
Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 28, 2026

Original job description

About FullStack

FullStack is your AI-native engineering partner, built to turn AI capability into certainty. Most companies can demo AI; few can get it to production and prove what it produced. We close that gap with three capabilities, AI built into your products from the start, elite vetted talent who apply it, and transparent execution that shows value every step of the way. With now over 600 customers in North America, FullStack is one integrated partner for all your AI engineering needs. With FullStack, you move forward with confidence.

We’re Most Proud Of

Offering life-changing career opportunities to talented software professionals across the Americas.
Building highly-skilled software development teams for hundreds of the world’s greatest companies.
Having delivered hundreds of successful custom software solutions, which have positively impacted the lives and careers of millions of users.
Our 4.1-star rating on GlassDoor.
Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

The Opportunity

Join our talent network and connect with U.S. clients for flexible, project-based development work as a Senior Backend Engineer - Laravel & Go Microservices.

You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers on a daily basis.

What We're Looking For

5+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
Advanced English is required.
Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
Has developed, deployed, and maintained core monolithic backends using Laravel and PHP.
Has extracted monolithic application logic and rewritten it into Go Microservices.
Has scaled backend infrastructure to handle high-traffic product launches and high-concurrency user loads.
Has executed on-call engineering rotation duties with strict acknowledgment SLAs (e.g., 15 minutes).
Familiarity with building or supporting payments, redemptions, or fraud prevention pipelines is a nice to have.
Previous exposure to frontend or mobile stacks such as Next.js or React Native is a nice to have.
Experience using AI coding assistants like Claude Code or Cursor in your daily workflow is a nice to have.
Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
Forensic attention to detail.
A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients, and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.

Nice To Have

We’re Seeking Engineers Who Are AI-enthusiastic In Their Workflow. Professional Experience Or Personal Project Work With The Following Is a Significant Plus

Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity.
Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Copilot CLI.

Work Authorization Requirements

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the country of this job posting on a full-time basis.
FullStack will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

What We Offer

Competitive pay.
On-site work.
The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Continuing education opportunities.
Opportunity to grow and expand your career.

Our talent network is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment where IT professionals can find opportunities that match their skills. We welcome individuals of all races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, and experiences. Our focus is on connecting talent with projects based on qualifications, ensuring a fair and transparent process that values diverse perspectives and global collaboration.

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Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, and maintain Laravel/PHP monolithic backends, and extract and rewrite application logic as Go microservices. Scale backend infrastructure for high-traffic launches and concurrent users, participate in on-call rotations with strict acknowledgment SLAs, and maintain continuous integration and delivery.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of backend engineering experience, advanced English, and a completed four-year college degree. Candidates should have substantial Laravel/PHP and Go microservices experience, experience with large complex systems and Agile/Scrum teams, and the ability to own work and deliver reliably; AI coding tools and payments or fraud-prevention experience are advantageous.

Skills

Backend Software Engineering
Laravel
PHP
Go
Microservices
Monolithic Backend Systems
High-Traffic Infrastructure Scaling
High-Concurrency Systems
On-Call Engineering
Continuous Integration and Delivery
Agile/Scrum
Payments
Fraud Prevention
Next.js
React Native
AI Coding Assistants

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Continuing Education Opportunities
Career Growth Opportunities

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Backend Engineering
Laravel
PHP
Go
Microservices
Monolithic Applications
Infrastructure Scaling
High-Traffic Systems
High Concurrency
On-Call Rotation
Acknowledgment SLAs
Payments
Redemptions
Fraud Prevention
Next.js
React Native
Claude Code
Cursor
Windsurf
Google Antigravity
Gemini CLI
Codex
Copilot CLI
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Agile
Scrum
AI Coding Assistants

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