Software engineer jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 9, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,237
Employers: 916

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $126,869Across 280 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $156,529Across 81 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $54.51Across 33 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 12%263 listings
Hybrid: 42%934 listings
On-site: 46%1,018 listings

Not specified: 1% (22 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (99), Arista Networks (44), Electronic Arts (43).

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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Staff Software Engineer - USD Authoring
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Vancouver, BC
- $143,100 to $191,950 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Site Reliability Engineer
Electronic Arts (EA)
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
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Site Reliability Engineer / Full Stack Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer, Inference
AssemblyAI
Toronto, ON
- $190,000 to $225,000 USD / year
- Full-time
We're hiring a Software Engineer to help turn cutting-edge AI research into products our customers rely on every day. You'll sit on a fast-paced engineering team between our research org…
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Software Engineer II, Full Stack – Hiring Assistant (Hybrid)
Homebase
Toronto, ON
- $110,000 to $130,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
We’re looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer II to join ou
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Software Engineer, Backend (Co-op)
Bree
Remote, Canada
- $50 to $70 CAD / hour
- Internship
- Remote
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Software Engineer, Product (Co-op)
Bree
Remote, Canada
- $50 to $70 CAD / hour
- Internship
- Remote
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Software Architect, SaaS Platform
NetBrain
Toronto, ON
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Senior Software Architect - RISC-V Embedded Systems
Microchip Technology Inc.
Burnaby, BC · Canada - Burnaby
- Full-time
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IT Application Architect - Corporate Services
Graham
Calgary, AB
- Full-time
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AI Native Software Engineer II
Remitly
Burnaby, BC
- Full-time
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Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Altis Labs
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Senior Software Engineer- Ruby on Rails
Global Fleet Management
Burnaby, BC
- Full-time
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Software Engineer II, Channels
Braze
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Software Engineer (Full Stack) - 6 Month Contract
Citylitics
Remote, Canada
- Contract
- Remote
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Software Engineer - Viewer
Peripheral
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Tilt Finance
Remote, Canada
- $190,000 to $230,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Remote
The Opportunity: Senior Software Engineer, Backend
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Senior Java Software Engineer
Wissen Technology
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Canada- Jr Software Engineer (SRE)
PointClickCare
Mississauga, ON
- $70,000 to $80,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
As a Junior Site Reliability Engineer, you will learn how modern software systems are built, operated, and improved in production.
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Staff / Principal Software Engineer | Java + AI
Apexon
Toronto, ON
- Contract
🚀 Hiring: Staff / Principal Software Engineer | Java + AI
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Software Engineer II
Planview Incorporated
Vancouver, BC
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Software Engineer, Senior
Qualcomm
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
…help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications,…
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Senior Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure (HPC)
Cohere
Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
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Lead Software Engineer(DevOps)
Mastercard
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer, Storage Infrastructure
Planet
Canada

Netflix

Software Engineer Rendering - Netflix Animation Studios

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Experience: 5+ years’ experience developing 3D rendering software using C++ in high performance computing environments.
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 10, 2026

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:

Are you a Software Engineer interested in joining our core R&D group to develop and enhance our proprietary rendering software (Glimpse); including our state-of-the-art rendering engine, shading system, and scene representation? If the answer is yes, then read on!

For more information on Glimpse

What You’ll Do:

Work on all aspects of the renderer, including scene representation, render and sampling engine, raytracer, shading system: everything required for generating highly realistic images for our films.
Create and maintain tools that are directly used in our lighting, shading, and compositing workflows.
Closely collaborate with technically minded artists to design, implement and rapidly deploy into production.
Be part of a small, dynamic and self-motivated team of individuals with varied backgrounds.
Take on responsibility, get stuff done, and make our artists happy!
Collaborate with grace, humility, inclusion, and open-mindedness.

What You’ll Need:

5+ years’ experience developing 3D rendering software using C++ in high performance computing environments.
Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Have a background in film, animation, television, visualization, games, or come fresh out of academia with a strong focus on computer graphics.
Strong mathematical skills and familiarity with numerical methods, probability and statistics used for rendering such as Monte Carlo integration and importance sampling
A talent and passion for optimisation and a working knowledge of efficient spatial data structures.
A thorough understanding of photorealistic rendering, light transport and global illumination techniques.
A passion for algorithms, optimization, and data structures.
Working knowledge of shading technologies such as RSL, OSL, GLSL
An ability to work in a challenging environment, take direction and possess good communication skills.
Willingness to work in a highly dynamic production environment and collaborate with artistic staff.
Real-time rendering experience.
Exposure to raytracing and shading technologies such as Embree and OIIO/OpenPGL/RSL/OSL/GLSL.
Experience with developing shading or raytracing algorithms on massively parallel architectures such as multi-threaded CPUs and GPUs.
Practice in writing high performance code, vectorized code, with a good understanding of parallel programming, compilers and optimization.
Familiarity with DCC applications such as Houdini and Maya, including their APIs.
Excellent verbal, written, and e-social communication skills.

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 CAD. 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 enhance proprietary rendering software, including the engine, shading systems, and scene representation. Collaborate with artists to design, implement, and deploy tools that support lighting, shading, and compositing workflows.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of experience in 3D rendering software development using C++ and a Master's or PhD in a relevant technical field. Candidates must possess strong mathematical skills and expertise in photorealistic rendering techniques and parallel architectures.

Skills

C++
3D Rendering
Raytracing
Shading systems
Monte Carlo integration
Importance sampling
Numerical methods
Spatial data structures
Global illumination
Parallel programming
GPU programming
Houdini
Maya
OSL
GLSL
High performance computing

Benefits

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

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Software Engineer
Rendering
C++
Glimpse
Raytracing
Shading
Monte Carlo integration
Importance sampling
Global illumination
Embree
OIIO
OpenPGL
RSL
OSL
GLSL
Houdini
Maya
Parallel programming
GPU
CPU
High performance computing
Computer graphics
Animation
Numerical methods
Spatial data structures
Optimization
Algorithms
Production
Software development
Rendering engine

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