Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 6, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,997
Employers: 1,461

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $115,289Across 452 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $141,517Across 110 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $51.44Across 72 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%402 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,640 listings
On-site: 48%1,924 listings

Not specified: 1% (31 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (105), Genetec (62), Electronic Arts (50).

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

Software development jobs in Canada

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Java Full Stack Developer
Kelly
Mississauga, ON
- Contract
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Software Development Engineer In Test
Actalent
Waterloo, ON
- $40 to $50 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Ottawa, ON
- $45 to $65 CAD / hour
- Full-time
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Mississauga, ON
- Contract
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Toronto, ON
- $195,000 to $228,000 CAD / year
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ALTEN Canada
Brantford, ON
- Other
In just three decades, ALTEN has become a global leader in Research & Development, Engineering, IT Services, Life Sciences, and Network Services. With a presence in more than 30 countries…
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Rose International
Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
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Ottawa, ON
- Full-time
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Embedded Software Designer
Fidus Systems
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Embedded Software Designer
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- Remote
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- $99,800 to $147,680 CAD / year
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Ottawa, ON
- Full-time
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Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
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isgSearch
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
Collaborate with technical teams to support solution design, development, and testing activities.
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- Full-time
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- Full-time
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Google

Staff Software Developer, Client Stack, Front End and Web Development, Google Cloud

Waterloo, ON, Canada

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Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 5, 2026

Original job description

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java,, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
1 year of experience with mobile stack.

Preferred qualifications:

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
Experience with large-scale cloud solutions.

About the job:

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

As a Staff Software Developer, you will drive the technical outlook, strategy, and execution for the Chat Client Side Encryption (CSE) initiative. This is a critical, high-impact role responsible for ensuring the successful design, development, and delivery of a secure and robust CSE solution within Google Chat. As the Team Lead, you will navigate complex technical challenges, make key architectural decisions, and provide technical leadership to a team of developers.

AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products - Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Canada: $216000 - $221000 (CAD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
Influence and coach a distributed team of developers.
Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

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Responsibilities

You will provide technical leadership for the Chat Client Side Encryption initiative, driving strategy and architectural decisions. Additionally, you will manage project priorities and coach a distributed team of developers to deliver high-impact software solutions.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 8 years of software development experience, including 5 years in full-stack development and 3 years in architecture. A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required, with a preference for advanced degrees in technical fields.

Skills

Software Architecture
Java
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
Mobile Development
Data Structures
Algorithms
Technical Leadership
Cloud Solutions
Distributed Computing
System Design
Security
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
Health Insurance

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Software Development
Java
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
Mobile Stack
Data Structures
Algorithms
Technical Leadership
Cloud Solutions
Distributed Computing
System Design
Security
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
UI Design
Google Cloud
Encryption
Full Stack
Software Architecture
Project Management
Cross-functional
Matrixed Organization
Chat Client Side Encryption

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