Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 19, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,124
Employers: 1,523

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $116,003Across 457 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $138,962Across 121 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $54.97Across 67 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%408 listings
Hybrid: 40%1,644 listings
On-site: 49%2,026 listings

Not specified: 1% (46 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (115), RBC (80), Genetec (65).

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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Full Stack Application Developer (React Native, GraphQL, Firebase)
Experis
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
$70 to $90 CAD / hour
Contract
Strong Full Stack development experience, with strong frontend depth and hands-on back-end development using React Native (Expo) frontend, GraphQL backend, and Firebase for…
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Software Engineer
Randstad Digital
Vancouver, BC
Contract
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Cloud Engineer - Early Career (Canada)
Jobright.ai
Canada
Full-time
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Full-Stack Developer (Rust & WebAssembly)
SuperQubit Inc.
Markham, ON
$80,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
Full-time
We are looking for a Full-Stack Developer (Rust & WebAssembly) to join our engineering team and contribute to the development of modern, secure, scalable software applications and platforms.
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Backend Software Engineer (Rust)
Arkion Identity Systems
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Full-time
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Quantum Software Developer - Compilation
Xanadu
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Développeur(euse) logiciel / Software Developer - Cloudrunner
Genetec
Montreal, QC
Full-time
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Senior Software Developer
Solace
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
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Software Developer In Test
Actalent
Ottawa, ON
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Waterloo, ON
Contract
Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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Montreal, QC
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Actalent
Waterloo, ON
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Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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Senior Embedded Software Designer
Kepler Communications Inc.
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Senior Software Developer – Big Data (C++/Rust)
Huawei Canada
Markham, ON
Full-time
Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Software Developer.
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Senior Software Engineer
AltaML
Toronto, ON
$130,000 to $150,000 CAD / year
Full-time
…are the default way engineers design, build, test, and review software, not an optional accelerant a few people…
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Intermediate .NET Backend Developer
RX Music
Toronto, ON
Contract
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Full-Stack Software Engineer
Manulife
Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON
Full-time
…operations teams interact across digital channels. As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will build and enhance intelligent customer experiences powered by conversational AI, cloud…
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Software Developer 1, Canada Tax Content
Intuit
Toronto, ON
Full-time
The Canada Tax Content team is looking for a motivated Software Developer 1 to help build and maintain Canada's leading tax products. This is an entry-level, growth-oriented role for an…
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Lead Software Engineer – Java/Spring, AWS & Solution Architecture
Element Fleet Management
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Intermediate Software Engineer
AltaML
Toronto, ON
$90,000 to $110,000 CAD / year
Full-time
…are the default way engineers design, build, test, and review software, not an optional accelerant a few people…
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Intern, Software Developer
Pomerleau
Longueuil, QC
Internship
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Senior Software Developer, AI
TextNow
Waterloo, ON
Full-time
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Software Engineer (Internship)
RSI
Engineer, BC
Full-time
As a back-end Software Engineer at RSI, you will work on exciting projects, develop powerful software, and learn about software architecture, implementation, and coding practices.
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Intern, Software Developer
Pomerleau
Montreal, QC
Internship
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Citi
Mississauga, ON
Full-time
The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application…

Randstad Digital

Software Engineer

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Oct 19, 2026

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native microservices and data pipelines while ensuring end-to-end service reliability. Collaborate with platform teams to optimize data flow and implement scalable event-driven architectures.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of backend development experience and 2+ years of hands-on data engineering experience. Proficiency in Java, cloud platforms, containerization, and distributed systems is essential.

Experience

5 to 10 years

Working hours

40 hours per week

Work arrangement

On-site

Skills

Java
Python
Go
Kotlin
Microservices
Data Engineering
ETL/ELT
Kafka
PostgreSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud Computing
System Design
SQL
CI/CD
Infrastructure-as-Code

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Keywords

Java
Python
Go
Kotlin
Microservices
Data Engineering
ETL
ELT
Kafka
PostgreSQL
MySQL
DynamoDB
Redis
MongoDB
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Azure
Spark
Flink
dbt
Airflow
Terraform
AWS CDK
Pulumi
Domain-Driven Design
Event Sourcing
gRPC
Protobuf
CI/CD

Original job description

Senior Java Engineer (12-Month Contract)

Work Location: On-site (5 days/week)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Employment Type: Full-time Contract

Role Overview

Our Fortune 500 client is seeking a versatile Senior Backend & Data Engineer for a 12-month on-site contract to design, scale, and maintain cloud-native microservices and data pipelines. In this role, you will bridge the gap between backend services and data platforms - building reliable APIs, processing event streams, and optimizing data flow between operational and analytical systems.

Key Responsibilities

Backend & API Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and microservices in cloud-native environments.
Data Layer Integration: Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers integrated directly with backend systems.
Platform Collaboration: Partner with data engineering and platform teams to ensure seamless data flow across operational and analytical systems.
Event-Driven Architecture: Implement scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka, SNS/SQS, or Pub/Sub.
Service Reliability: Own end-to-end service reliability, including monitoring, alerting, defining SLOs, and handling incident response.
Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, testable, and well-documented code supported by comprehensive unit and integration tests.
Technical Leadership: Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical planning.
DevOps & Infrastructure: Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of professional backend development experience in Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, or a similar language.
2+ years of hands-on data engineering experience building ETL/ELT pipelines, working with data warehouses, or designing data models.
Databases: Strong proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL stores (DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB).
Cloud & Containers: Proven experience with cloud platforms (GCP and Azure preferred) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
System Design: Solid understanding of distributed systems, data consistency patterns, and fault-tolerant architecture.
Data Processing: Advanced SQL skills (window functions, CTEs, query optimization) and familiarity with data frameworks like Spark, Flink, dbt, or Airflow.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub) and data lake architectures (Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi).
Strong background in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and event sourcing patterns.
Experience designing mobile-optimized APIs (payload minimization, efficient pagination, offline-sync patterns) and integration with push notification services (FCM, APNs).
Knowledge of gRPC/Protobuf for high-performance inter-service communication.
Hands-on experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or Pulumi.

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