Software development jobs in Canada

Explore software development jobs in Canada. Choose a role or place to find work that fits.

Counted Oct 4, 2026

Hiring at a glance

View jobs

Open jobs: 3,959
Employers: 1,444

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,436Across 457 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $140,899Across 111 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.59Across 74 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%393 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,616 listings
On-site: 48%1,918 listings

Not specified: 1% (32 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (105), Genetec (62), 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

Software development jobs in Canada

Email me new jobs Save this search

Added 1 month ago
D
Senior Software Engineer
Deltek
Calgary, AB
- $100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Deltek is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our established Replicon Core team, a tight-knit group of full-stack developers, architects, and rising talent building products…
Added 1 month ago
ES
Systems Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
EA SPORTS
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
ES
Systems Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
EA SPORTS
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
P
Canada- Jr Software Engineer (SRE)
PointClickCare
Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
This role is designed for engineers who enjoy software development, automation, troubleshooting, and understanding how complex d
Added 1 month ago
T
Associate Software Engineer (Fullstack)
TD
London, ON · Toronto, ON
- Full-time
…opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been…
Added 1 month ago
Software Development Engineer, Alexa Communications
Amazon
Toronto, ON
…communication? Join our dynamic Alexa Connections team as a Software Development Engineer, and lead futuristic initiatives that will shape the next generation of intelligent, conversational…
Added 1 month ago
Software Development Engineer, Alexa Communications
Amazon
Toronto, ON
…communication? Join our dynamic Alexa Connections team as a Software Development Engineer, and lead futuristic initiatives that will shape the next generation of intelligent, conversational…
Added 1 month ago
TH
Software Engineer - Data Insights
Top Hat
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
Added 1 month ago
Software Developer, Mid-Market
7shifts
Toronto, ON · Saskatoon, SK
As an Intermediate Software Developer, Mid-Market at 7shifts,
Added 1 month ago
E
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend/GraphQL
eBay
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
EF
Full Stack Developer
Element Fleet Management
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
Senior Software Developer, Mid-Market
7shifts
Toronto, ON · Saskatoon, SK
As a Senior Software Developer, Mid-Market at 7shifts, you'll
Added 1 month ago
R
Senior AI Native Software Engineer
Remitly
Burnaby, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
P
Senior Software Engineer- Big Data & Java
PointClickCare
Mississauga, ON
- $142,000 to $158,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
B
Senior Site Reliability Engineer I
Braze
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
B
Senior Site Reliability Engineer I
Braze
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
GD
Intermediate ISTAR Software Developer
General Dynamics Missions System International
Ottawa, ON
- $75,000 to $85,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
Software Engineer, Java, Global Payments Engineering (Future Opportunities)
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
Added 1 month ago
H
FoxPro SME / Programmer Analyst
Highspring
Canada
- Full-time
Added 4 months ago
DC
Programmer / Analyst – Level 3
Donna Cona
Ottawa, ON
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
PB
Software Developer
Pacific Blue Cross
Burnaby, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
A
Senior Software Developer
Autodesk
Toronto, ON · AMER - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - University Ave
- Full-time
The team is looking for a Senior Software Developer. You will design APIs and implement features to develop the platform. You will work with product managers, developers and operations to…
Added 1 month ago
MS
Senior Enterprise Software Developer
Motorola Solutions
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
Added 1 month ago
Software Engineer, New Grad
Stripe
Toronto, ON
Added 1 month ago
Software Engineer, Intern (Summer or Winter)
Stripe
Toronto, ON

IBM

Application Architect

Ottawa, ON, Canada

$129,000 to $180,000 CAD / year · Full-time

Apply About employer

Applications open in a new tab.

Job details

Pay: $129,000 to $180,000 CAD / year
Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 26, 2026

Original job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Application Architect specializing in Hybrid Cloud Management, you will manage the overall application system, ensuring seamless interactions between components. You will establish technology standards, translate business objectives into technology standards, and select/define/enforce consistent products, vendors, methodologies, and standards.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

Define Technology Standards: Establish and enforce technology standards, ensuring consistency across the application system, and translating business objectives into actionable technology plans.
Manage Application Support: Ensure application support, performance, availability, and scalability, while maintaining the functional interface to the application infrastructure.
Enforce DevOps Methodologies: Apply your knowledge of DevOps methodologies to ensure seamless interactions between components and efficient application delivery.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Pre Requirements

Required technical and professional expertise

Government of Canada Security Clearance is a requirement for this role. You must be eligible to obtain Secret, NATO and Controlled Goods Clearances

Must be either a Canadian Citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident
Must have resided in Canada for a minimum of 10 consecutive years, without leaving Canada (for any reason) for more than 30 days at a time OR traveling abroad to any non-NATO countries for any period.
Must have a clean criminal and credit history

This role involves examination, possession or transfer of controlled goods and technology as defined under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and ITAR data/technology. To be eligible for employment in this role, you must be a Canadian citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident.  Canadian citizens and permanent residents must be security assessed under the Canadian controlled goods program. If you hold dual or third nationality, in addition to being either a Canadian citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident the nationality must be from one of the following countries in order to be eligible for employment in this role: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, United States of America. All applicants will also be required to undergo an additional security assessment conducted by an IBM designated Controlled Goods Program official as a condition of employment.

This role is onsite in Ottawa, Ontario only.

Role Summary

We are seeking an Application Architect to define, evolve, and safeguard the architecture of large legacy systems operating in constrained, high-assurance environments.

This role focuses on application structure, interaction patterns, and architectural integrity – bridging legacy systems and modern engineering practices without breaking operational guarantees.

You will work closely with systems engineers, software engineers, and technical leadership to ensure applications remain understandable, evolvable, and verifiable, while acting as a mentor and collaborator with developers and team members at various levels.

Key Responsibilities

Define and maintain application architectures for complex, long-lived systems.
Analyze and refactor legacy application structures to recover design intent and constraints.
Establish clear boundaries, responsibilities, and interaction patterns between components.
Guide application evolution while preserving correctness, performance, and operational behaviour, e.g. performance optimization, capacity planning, and scalability.
Review designs and implementations for architectural consistency and technical debt.
Support interface definition, message flows, and integration across platforms.
Contribute to architectural documentation (views, rationale, trade-offs).
Support modernization efforts (tooling, automation, CI, DevSecOps) where appropriate.
Provide leadership to mentor and guide developers and team members across varying experience levels to foster technical growth and architectural understanding.
Collaborate with clients, providing expert advice and recommendations on architectural strategies and modernization paths.
Ensure designs meet security standards and comply with regulatory and standards requirements relevant to high-assurance environments (e.g., NIST guidelines)
Assess technical investigations, cost-benefit trade-offs, and impact analysis for architectural changes to ensure informed decision-making.

Required Qualifications

Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Strong experience designing and evolving software application architectures.
Proven ability to reason about large codebases and long-lived systems.
Experience working legacy systems and incremental modernization.
Strong understanding of modularity, layering, and architectural trade-offs.
Ability to read and reason about production code (e.g., C++, Ada, Python).
Clear technical communication skills.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Experience in defense, aerospace, safety-critical, or regulated environments.
Familiarity with message-based architectures and interface-driven design.
Experience guiding teams through refactoring and architectural recovery.
Interest in architectural modelling, system behavior, and correctness.

Apply About employer

More about this job

Responsibilities

The Application Architect defines and maintains the architecture of large legacy systems in high-assurance environments, ensuring seamless interaction between components. They are responsible for establishing technology standards, guiding modernization efforts, and mentoring developers to maintain architectural integrity.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree in Software Engineering or a related field and possess a Government of Canada Secret security clearance. Requirements include strong experience in evolving software architectures for long-lived systems and the ability to reason about production code in C++, Ada, or Python.

Skills

Application Architecture
Hybrid Cloud Management
DevOps
Legacy System Modernization
C++
Ada
Python
Capacity Planning
Scalability
Interface-Driven Design
Technical Leadership
Security Standards Compliance
Refactoring
Architectural Modeling
DevSecOps
Technical Communication

Visa sponsorship

Not detected in the job text

Keywords

Hybrid Cloud
AI
Red Hat
DevOps
DevSecOps
C++
Ada
Python
NIST Guidelines
ITAR
Controlled Goods Program
High-Assurance Environments
Legacy Systems
Modularization
Message-Based Architecture
Capacity Planning
Software Engineering
Computer Science
Security Clearance
NATO
Defense
Aerospace
Safety-Critical Systems
Refactoring
Architectural Recovery
CI/CD
Technical Debt
Interface Definition
IT Consulting

Report this job