Data engineer jobs in Canada (801 jobs)

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

Counted Nov 6, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 801
Employers: 392

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $103,171Across 89 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $63.78Across 36 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 4%33 listings
Hybrid: 40%317 listings
On-site: 56%447 listings

Not specified: <1% (4 listings)

Employers hiring include S M Software Solutions Inc (29), Capgemini (27), J&M Group (15).

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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Data Engineer
Rivago Infotech Inc
Toronto, ON
- Contract
This position is for a Senior Data engineer with a background in Python, Pyspark, SQL and data warehousing for enterprise level systems. The position calls for someone that is comfortable…
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Senior AWS Data Engineer
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
We are seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms on AWS. The ideal candidate will be a…
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Data Engineer
Compass, a Kicksaw Company
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
Compass Analytics is excited to recruit a talented and driven Data Engineer to join our growing Analytics Delivery team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building data solutions,…
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Data Engineer
Nature Fresh Farms
Leamington, ON
- $75,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Data Engineer (Early Career) (Canada)
Jobright.ai
Canada
- Full-time
Jobright is your personal AI job search agent transforming the job search process. They are seeking an early-career Data Engineer to design and build data pipelines, ensuring data quality…
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Senior Data Engineer, NimbleRx
Swoop
Toronto, ON
- Temporary
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Associate Director, Data Engineer
SickKids Foundation
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Senior AWS Data Engineer - 10+yrs
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
We are seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer with 10- 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms on AWS. The ideal candidate will be…
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Data Engineer II
TD
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
OSI Digital
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Job Title: Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
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Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
OSI Digital
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
Job Title: Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
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Senior Data Engineer, NimbleRx
Swoop Airlines and Aviation
Toronto, ON
- $195,000 to $228,000 CAD / year
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will own NimbleRx’s data platform - the layer that every other team builds on to understand the business, ship product features, and meet our compliance…
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Lead Data Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Are you a hands-on data platform engineer who thrives on building cloud-native, high-scale data platforms and enabling teams on top of them? Come join us!
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Senior Data Engineer
Hays
Toronto, ON
- $75 to $80 CAD / hour
- Contract
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines within Azure cloud environments.
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Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
OSI Digital
Vancouver, BC
- $40,000 to $90,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Job Title: Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
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Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
OSI Digital
Toronto, ON
- $40,000 to $90,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Job Title: Data Engineer / BI Developer – GCP, dbt & Power BI
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Lead Data Engineer
RBC
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Are you a hands-on data platform engineer who thrives on building cloud-native, high-scale data platforms and enabling teams on top of them? Come join us!
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AWS Data Engineer
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
AWS Data Engineer – Banking / Financial Services
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Data Engineer (Contract-Dec 2027)
Definity Insurance Company
Waterloo, ON
- Full-time
The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and data assets that support data-driven decision making across the organization. Working…
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Data Engineer
Fraser Health
Surrey, BC
- Full-time
In the Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation department (CAADSI) at Fraser Health, we are seeking a talented Data Engineer to join our dynamic and fast-paced team.…
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Senior Data Engineer
Fraser Health
Surrey, BC
- Full-time
At Centre for Advanced Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation (CAADSI) department of Fraser Health, we are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our agile and fast paced team.…
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Senior Data Engineer
Livingston International
Toronto, ON · Etobicoke, ON
- Full-time
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Senior Data Engineer
TriMech
Oakville, ON
- Full-time
As Senior Data Engineer / Data Scientist, you will design, build, and operate the group's data ecosystem: integrating data from our core business systems, developing robust pipelines,…
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Data Engineer
Citylitics
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Data Engineer
Citylitics Inc.
Toronto, ON
- $70,000 to $80,000 CAD / year
- Full-time

Jobright.ai

Data Engineer (Early Career) (Canada)

Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Experience: Recent graduate or early-career professional (0–2 years of experience) with a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Original job description

Jobright is your personal AI job search agent transforming the job search process. They are seeking an early-career Data Engineer to design and build data pipelines, ensuring data quality and collaborating with analytics and product teams.

Why Join Us

Build real, production AI agents used by real users

High ownership and impact

Work at the intersection of AI, agents, and product

Shape how people experience AI-driven job search

Responsibilities

Design and build reliable data pipelines that move data from diverse sources into centralized warehouses and lakes for downstream consumption

Own the full lifecycle of ETL/ELT processes, from schema design and ingestion to transformation, testing, and deployment

Ensure data quality and consistency by implementing validation checks, anomaly detection, and automated alerting across critical pipelines

Partner with analytics, data science, and product teams to understand their data needs and deliver clean, well-documented datasets

Optimize query performance, storage costs, and pipeline reliability as data volumes and complexity grow

Qualification

Required

Recent graduate or early-career professional (0–2 years of experience) with a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field

Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience writing and debugging data transformation logic

Practical understanding of data modeling, warehouse design patterns, and the trade-offs between batch and streaming architectures

Solid software engineering foundations, including comfort with APIs, version control (Git), and writing testable, production-ready code

Preferred

Previous internship or project experience building end-to-end data pipelines or managing datasets at non-trivial scale

Familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks

Hands-on exposure to orchestration tools like Airflow, dbt, or Prefect, and streaming technologies like Kafka or Spark Streaming

Curiosity about how data powers product decisions, and a willingness to dig into messy, ambiguous data problems

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage reliable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes, including ingestion, transformation, testing, and deployment. Maintain data quality and documentation, collaborate with analytics, data science, and product teams, and optimize query performance, storage costs, and pipeline reliability.

Requirements

Candidates should be recent graduates or early-career professionals with 0–2 years of experience and a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field. Required qualifications include strong Python and SQL skills, knowledge of data modeling and warehouse design, understanding of batch and streaming trade-offs, and solid software engineering foundations; experience with pipelines, cloud data platforms, orchestration, or streaming tools is preferred.

Skills

Python
SQL
Data Pipeline Development
ETL/ELT
Data Modeling
Data Warehousing
Data Quality
Data Validation
Anomaly Detection
Query Optimization
APIs
Git
Cloud Data Platforms
Workflow Orchestration
Batch and Streaming Architectures

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Keywords

Python
SQL
Data Engineering
Data Pipelines
ETL/ELT
Data Ingestion
Data Transformation
Data Modeling
Data Warehousing
Data Lakes
Data Quality
Data Validation
Anomaly Detection
Automated Alerting
APIs
Git
Snowflake
BigQuery
Redshift
Databricks
Airflow
dbt
Prefect
Kafka
Spark Streaming
Batch Processing
Streaming Architectures
Query Optimization
Analytics
Data Science

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