Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 22, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,109
Employers: 1,531

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $116,254Across 447 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $139,403Across 122 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $55.85Across 71 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%413 listings
Hybrid: 40%1,644 listings
On-site: 49%2,011 listings

Not specified: 1% (41 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (117), Genetec (63), RBC (60).

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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Added 11 days ago
Lead Software Engineer
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
As a Lead Software Engineer at RBC, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and delivering software solutions of high complexity. This role emphasizes independence, adaptability,…
Added 11 days ago
Senior Software Developer in Test (Development Focused)
RBC
Montreal, QC
Full-time
We are seeking a top-notch, hands on Senior Software Developer who is a passionate, driven team player committed to code quality and testing excellence. The ideal candidate will play a…
Added 11 days ago
Senior Software Developer - SQL/Python
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work within Wealth Management Global IT Data Services Canada - As a Senior Software Engineer, specializing in AI-driven agent…
Added 8 days ago
Lead Full Stack Developer
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Added 7 days ago
Senior Software Engineer (Conductor)
PocketHealth
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Added 6 days ago
Senior Application Developer
BMO
Calgary, AB · GCS
As a Senior Software Engineer at BMO, you will be a hands‑on technical leader responsible for the design, development, and ownership of complex, enterprise‑grade applications and services.…
Added 3 days ago
Senior Backend Developer- .NET
Charger Logistics Inc
Brampton, ON
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Software Developer
Sultran Ltd
Calgary, AB
Full-time
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Level 2
Donna Cona
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
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Software Developer In Test
Actalent
Ottawa, ON
Contract
Join an innovative team focused on developing cutting-edge robotic control software within the defense industry. Contribute to an autonomous vehicles project by ensuring the reliability and…
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Specialist Software Cloud Developer
CPKC
Calgary, AB
Full-time
…accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career - you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods,…
Added 3 days ago
Software Engineer
Actalent
Ottawa, ON
Contract
This Software Engineer role focuses on architecting, designing, and integrating advanced AI/ML capabilities into mission-critical defense software systems within a tactical IT environment.…
Added 3 days ago
Software Architect - Enterprise AI
Twilio
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
Added 3 days ago
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Microsoft
Vancouver, BC
Full-time
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Associate Cloud Engineer
Aptiv
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions…
Added 4 days ago
Associate Cloud Engineer
Aptiv
Ottawa, ON · ON
Full-time
Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions…
Added 3 days ago
Senior Software Engineer- Applied AI
Morningstar
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Added 4 days ago
Senior Back-End Developer
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Added 4 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, DevOps & Security
Klue
Remote, Canada
$140,000 to $230,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
Added 20 days ago
Software Development Intern
Data V Tech
Ottawa, ON
Volunteer
Added 3 days ago
Principal Software Architect /C++ MFC (onsite)
Brainpower360
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver, BC
$180,000 to $230,000 CAD / year
Full-time
1. Software Design Defect Analysis & Resolution
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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Customer Service
Amazon
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Added 17 days ago
Intern Web Developer (Frontend Focused)
MarkupMarvel
Ottawa, ON
Volunteer
MarkupMarvel is opening 3 Frontend Developer Intern positions for people who’ve completed web development courses but haven’t yet had the chance to work on real, live client projects. This…
Added 4 days ago
Software Engineering Co-op - Winter 2027
Achievers
Toronto, ON
$28 to $40 CAD / hour
Added 4 days ago
Student, MarTech Software Engineer (Winter 2027)
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Waterloo, ON · Sun Life Waterloo King
Full-time

RBC

Lead Full Stack Developer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Sep 28, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 14, 2026

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Job Description

What is the opportunity?

A Lead Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing, developing and maintaining legacy and "Cloud First" applications written primarily in C# and focused on .Net Core and Azure cloud platform. The group is continuously working to improve our Agile, Engineering, and DevOps practices and this role will be expected to actively participate in these efforts.

At its core, this role requires excellent problem-solving skills and C#/.Net, Java, Python and full stack coding capability. This role will need to effectively communicate, collaborate, and influence engineering and business team members and senior management across many projects and departmental boundaries.

This Engineer is an expert professional with deep expertise or unique industry knowledge who uses in depth skill sets to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.

The candidate solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on business and develops both front-end and back-end solutions. Designs, develops, updates/maintains solutions and provides technical guidance to other Team Members of technology.

At this level the main challenge is to identify causes and implement solutions to complex & critical business problems in a multifunctional project, assessing and communicating issues of technological impact on the business.

The colleague in this position would be comfortable with the following activities:

Evaluates application software packages and makes recommendations to senior management.
Leads & provides guidance to other colleagues in new product reviews, tests, and pilots.
Collects & in-depth analyzes business requirements for large & critical projects.
Performs in-depth feasibility studies, translates complex requirements into an appropriate design.

What will you do?

Perform complex engineering activities inclusive of performance tuning, monitoring, and deployment.
Research, influence and implement vendor dependency to simplify the architecture. Design and build APIs to help make use of large data sets, infrastructure and user experience.
Implement, maintain and update CI/CD pipelines on a cloud environment.
Collaborate with business partners, architects and other groups to identify complex technical and functional needs of systems based on priority.
Collaborate with multiple, enterprise-wide distributed performing teams to deliver new capabilities in business applications.
Leverage Gen-AI/AI capabilities such as Claude, CoPilot, others – to generate code, test data generation and automated testing. Demonstrate keen interest in leveraging automation for efficient delivery of engineering capabilities.
Provides programming expertise and business analysis skills within broad business area, usually as a senior member of a project team, in analyzing, designing, modifying, and developing business applications.
Analyzes and develops logical data/database designs, data models across multiple computing environments.
Complies with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

Minimum of 10+ years in C# (.NET Core), Visual Studio, Apache Web Services, XML, and Restful-API/Kafka & event-driven integration capabilities.
10+ years of experience in Design and implementing cloud-based architecture using Azure services like Services Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Event Hub, Azure Redis, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, KeyVault, Azure Repos.
Develop and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-based applications using Azure services. Strong background in REST API, system design and application integration, including data mapping between source and target systems.
Knowledge of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with various Design Patterns (MVC, MVVM, etc.), SOA and other Architectural concepts. Must have development experience in Azure Integration Services.
This engineer will need to be very proficient in managing large sets of data, including excellent proficiency with ANSI-SQL querying structured and unstructured data sources (Snowflake, Oracle, SQL, No-SQL).
Experience with ELK, Dynatrace and other logging capabilities.
Experience in React, Elastic Search, Snowflake.
Experience leveraging Gen-AI capabilities for code generation, testing, test-automation, and test data generation.

Nice-to-have:

Coding experience in Python; including experience with libraries such as Pandas or NumPy for data manipulation and visualization.
Certification in Microsoft Azure, such as Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Familiarity with building and training machine learning models (e.g., regression, classification, clustering) using frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
A world-class training program in financial services.

#TECHPJ

Job Skills

Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-03-13

Application Deadline:

2026-09-28

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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Responsibilities

The Lead Full Stack Developer will design, develop, and maintain complex cloud-based applications using C# and Azure services. They are responsible for leading engineering activities, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and providing technical guidance to team members to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in C#/.NET Core and Azure cloud architecture, including expertise in system design and API integration. Proficiency in SQL, containerization, and modern development methodologies is required to solve complex business problems.

Skills

C#
.NET Core
Azure
Cloud architecture
REST API
System design
SQL
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
React
Snowflake
Elastic Search
Gen-AI
Kafka
Event-driven integration

Benefits

Total Rewards Program
Bonuses
Flexible benefits
Competitive compensation
Commissions
Stock options

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Keywords

C#
.NET Core
Azure
Cloud-based architecture
REST API
Kafka
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
SQL
Snowflake
React
Elastic Search
Gen-AI
Agile
DevOps
System design
Application integration
Visual Studio
Azure DevOps
Cosmos DB
Azure Functions
Logic Apps
Event-driven architecture
Data modeling
Performance tuning
Python
Machine learning
Dynatrace
ELK

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