Software engineer jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 23, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,195
Employers: 917

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $128,085Across 279 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $150,341Across 97 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $58.44Across 30 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 12%258 listings
Hybrid: 42%913 listings
On-site: 45%988 listings

Not specified: 2% (36 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (98), Arista Networks (38), EA SPORTS (31).

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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Netflix

Software Engineer Production Systems - Netflix Animation Studios

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Experience: 5+ years of commercial Java software development experience
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 10, 2026

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Original job description

Netflix Animation Studios is on a mission to entertain the world with bold, immersive animated films that are timeless and impactful. We are paving the way for the future of animation by building a community of amazing artists and talent across three vibrant locations globally. Come join us!

Job Summary:

Do you mostly think in Java but wish you could talk about movies all day? We are looking for adventurous Full Stack Software Engineers who want to use their skills to help our world class artists be their creative best. Come join our high-calibre team and help drive the next evolution of our mission-critical systems. This challenging position requires you to solve complex problems using cutting edge techniques while contributing to the delivery of animated feature films!

Java Full Stack Software Engineers work in our Production Engineering team. We develop, maintain and improve the software systems that run all parts of our business, front-ends and back, including digital asset management, production tracking, task scheduling for rendering and distributed data synchronisation.

Our creative environment welcomes software engineers who are inventive, communicative and enjoy being part of a team. We hope you have a genuine interest in the whole process of film making, but you do not need to have a background in this industry.

What You’ll Do:

Work as part of a small international team focused on improving the experience of making animated movies
Collaborate closely with engineers, artists and filmmakers across our studios
Collaborate with technical partners to evolve our systems to take advantage of bleeding edge technology
Gather requirements, design and develop new features for artistic and management workflows
Test, maintain and release large scale, distributed applications
Automate, monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve operational issues
Communicate status, resolution with clients of varying technical expertise

What You’ll Need:

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of commercial Java software development experience
Demonstrated experience with relational databases (Postgres, AWS Aurora)
Significant contributions to scalable distributed software systems
Demonstrated experience working with internal or external clients
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Good understanding of data modeling and multi-tier software architecture
Good planning and estimating abilities

Bonus to have:

Experience with designing APIs (e.g. with gRPC, GraphQL)
Experience coding in other languages (e.g. Python, Rust, Kotlin)
Experience developing for High Performance Computing systems (e.g. Task Scheduling, Multi-Threading)
Experience with Messaging systems (e.g. ActiveMQ, Kafka, AWS SQS)
Experience using In-Memory Databases and indexing (e.g. Redis, Apache Ignite, Lucene, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch)
An understanding of UX process and principles
Familiarity with CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Sonarcube, Artifactory, Terraform, Spinnaker)
Familiarity with reactive streams programming (e.g. WebFlux)

This role is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hybrid Role (Minimum of 3 days a week in the office).

At NAS, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your compensation. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, location, skills, and experience. The overall market range for this role is typically $124,000 - $179,000 This reflects total compensation; we do not have stock options.

NAS benefits can include medical/dental/vision plans, mental health support, retirement programs, and family-forming benefits, paid leave of absence programs, and paid time away programs to be used for vacation and sick paid time off. See more detail about our benefits here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain mission-critical software systems for animation production, including digital asset management and task scheduling. Collaborate with artists and engineers to design and automate scalable distributed applications for filmmaking workflows.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and over 5 years of commercial Java development experience. Candidates must be proficient with relational databases and scalable distributed software systems.

Skills

Java
Full Stack Development
Postgres
AWS Aurora
Distributed Systems
Data Modeling
Multi-tier Architecture
API Design
Python
Rust
Kotlin
High Performance Computing
Messaging Systems
In-Memory Databases
CI/CD
Reactive Streams

Benefits

Medical plans
Dental plans
Vision plans
Mental health support
Retirement programs
Family-forming benefits
Paid leave of absence programs
Paid time away programs

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Java
Full Stack
Postgres
AWS Aurora
Distributed Systems
gRPC
GraphQL
Python
Rust
Kotlin
High Performance Computing
ActiveMQ
Kafka
AWS SQS
Redis
Apache Ignite
Lucene
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
UX
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Sonarcube
Artifactory
Terraform
Spinnaker
WebFlux
Digital Asset Management
Production Tracking
Animation

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