Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 22, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,068
Employers: 1,516

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $116,161Across 444 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $140,203Across 120 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $55.22Across 69 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%410 listings
Hybrid: 40%1,629 listings
On-site: 49%1,988 listings

Not specified: 1% (41 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (116), Genetec (63), RBC (61).

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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Mastercard

Principal Software Engineer

Toronto, ON, Canada
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 13, 2026

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Original job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Principal Software EngineerOverview:
The Principal Engineer shapes technical architecture, solution patterns, and engineering approaches for strategic initiatives within Mastercard’s Security Solutions Organization (SSO). Sitting within Solutions Engineering, the role partners across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security, and Platform teams to turn business opportunities into practical architecture concepts, reusable patterns, and prototypes.
The role is primarily strategic but includes hands-on prototyping to validate concepts and accelerate decisions. It supports a range of emerging capabilities with a strong emphasis on reusability and cross-product platform thinking. Agentic Trust Data, Platforms & Non Network Intelligence is a key focus area, and this role will help define the architecture patterns and reusable foundations that enable Mastercard’s agentic and AI-driven solutions to scale.

About the Role:
Architecture & Platform Strategy
• Define solution architectures, reusable patterns, and shared components across SSO initiatives.
• Translate product and business needs into clear engineering concepts and architecture options.
• Evaluate trade-offs across scalability, security, interoperability, and maintainability.
• Identify connective architecture and reusable capabilities across products and platforms.
Product Development Lifecycle Enablement
• Apply strong PDLC experience to move initiatives from concept through validation to production readiness.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to clarify technical requirements, dependencies, and risks.
• Ensure architecture decisions account for real-world delivery, supportability, and platform evolution.
Prototyping & Emerging Technology
• Build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate architecture assumptions and demonstrate feasibility.
• Use AI-assisted coding to accelerate exploration and development.
• Explore emerging technologies, with particular attention to agentic commerce, AI agents, non-network intelligence, modern APIs, and cloud-native platforms.
• Distinguish prototype work from production-grade implementation while informing product and engineering direction.
Communication & Influence
• Create clear architecture diagrams, technical narratives, and decision materials for varied audiences.
• Present concepts and recommendations to engineers, product leaders, and senior stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and serve as a trusted technical advisor.

All About You:
• Extensive experience designing, building, and supporting production software.
• Strong background as a software architect, principal engineer, or senior technical lead.
• Deep knowledge of modern architecture, APIs, distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and security.
• Strong PDLC experience across discovery, architecture, delivery, and production readiness.
• Hands-on experience building prototypes, proofs of concept, or reference implementations.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development and validation.
• Skilled at translating complex needs into practical technical approaches.
• Strong communicator across engineering, product, business, and executive audiences.
• Able to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority.
• Experience in payments, commerce, fraud, identity, cybersecurity, or trust platforms preferred.
• Experience with agentic commerce, AI agents, or generative AI is a strong plus.Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in Canada, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive pay based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. This posting reflects one or more current openings on our team.

Pay Ranges

Toronto, Canada: $138,000 - $221,000 CADVancouver, Canada: $138,000 - $221,000 CAD

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Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will define solution architectures and reusable patterns for strategic security initiatives while leading cross-functional collaboration. The role involves hands-on prototyping of emerging technologies and providing technical guidance to ensure production readiness across platforms.

Requirements

Candidates must have extensive experience in software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms with a strong background in the full product development lifecycle. Proficiency in modern API design, security principles, and the ability to influence technical direction across teams is essential.

Skills

Software Architecture
Distributed Systems
Cloud-native Platforms
API Design
Security
Prototyping
AI-assisted Coding
Agentic Commerce
Generative AI
Product Development Lifecycle
Technical Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Payments
Cybersecurity
Fraud Detection
Identity Management

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Keywords

Software Architecture
Principal Engineer
Cloud-native
Distributed Systems
APIs
Security Solutions
Agentic Commerce
AI Agents
Generative AI
Prototyping
Payments
Cybersecurity
Fraud
Identity
Trust Platforms
PDLC
Scalability
Interoperability
Maintainability
Non-network Intelligence
Technical Strategy
Cross-functional Alignment
Mastercard
Software Engineering
Platform Strategy
Solution Patterns
Data Science
Engineering Leadership
Innovation
Architecture Diagrams

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