Software engineer jobs in Canada

Find software engineer jobs across Canada. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Sep 22, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,179
Employers: 913

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $128,166Across 275 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $150,341Across 97 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $57.27Across 30 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 12%258 listings
Hybrid: 42%908 listings
On-site: 45%977 listings

Not specified: 2% (36 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (100), Arista Networks (38), EA SPORTS (27).

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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Software Engineer
My Beacon
Toronto, ON
We’re looking for a hands-on Full-Stack Software Engineer who enjoys solving problems, learning new things, and building software that makes a real impact.
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Principal Associate, Software Engineer - Capital One Travel - Android (Mobile)
Capital One
Toronto, ON
Full-time
161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Principal Associate, Software Engineer - Capital One Travel - Android (Mobile)
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Principal Azure Cloud Architect
Schneider Electric
Montreal, QC
Full-time
Shape and build the next generation of shared cloud capabilities for the Digital Energy software portfolio. This role connects and rationalizes cloud capabilities across organizational and…
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Software Engineer
Outschool
Canada
$90,000 to $229,500 CAD / year
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Software Engineer – Quality Assurance
Texas Instruments
Toronto, ON
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Software Development Engineer, S3 Nexus
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
Managing trillions of objects in storage, retrieving them in sub-x ms, building software that deploys to tens of thousands of hosts, achieving 99.999999999% (you didn’t read that wrong,…
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Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure
Thumbtack
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
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Senior Software Engineer, Device Identity ( Toronto)
Okta
Toronto, ON
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Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform
eBay
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Software Development Engineer Intern, ROBOTICS - 2027
Amazon
Toronto, ON
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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Cloud Operations
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer
Insight Global
Toronto, ON
$160,000 to $190,000 CAD / year
Full-time
- 4–6+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer (HR Domain Huge +) - Previous product management experience, with the ability to independently define, design, and engineer product…
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Senior Software Engineer
Mastercard
Vancouver, BC
Full-time
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Lead Software Engineer (Java/Spring Boot) - 100% Remote
Recrute Action
Toronto, ON
Contract
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Software Engineer III (Enterprise Marketing Technology)
TD
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Software Engineer, Manulife Bank Technology Team
Manulife
Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON
Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON
Full-time
We're looking for a visionary Senior Software Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership and deep subject-matter expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale AI…
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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Cloud Operations
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer-Integration
PostGrid
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Full-time
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Cloud Architect
PeoplePilot
Toronto, ON
$100,000 to $115,000 CAD / year
Full-time
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Principal Security & AI-Native Systems Architect
Quantum Secure Encryption Corp
Burnaby, BC
Full-time
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Software Engineer
PostGrid
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Systems
CareLink (by Asepha)
Toronto, ON
Full-time
…we’re scaling rapidly and seeking a talented, innovative Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team. As one of our early hires, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our engineering…
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Senior Software Engineer
PostGrid
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Full-time
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Principal Software Engineer
PlanIT Search
Markham, ON
Contract
We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with strong expertise in building scalable APIs, modern web applications, and cloud-native solutions. This role requires hands-on…

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Lead Software Engineer (Java/Spring Boot) - 100% Remote

Toronto, ON, M5J 0A6, Canada

Job type: Contract
Experience: 8 to 10 years of experience.
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 9, 2026

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Original job description

Lead Software Engineer (Java/Spring Boot)

Join an ambitious technology initiative within the sector of financial services and insurance for our client, where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of every project. Working within a newly established agile team, you will contribute to the delivery of large-scale digital solutions while helping advance modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development, and exceptional client experiences. This opportunity offers the chance to influence technical direction, support team growth, and play a key role in building secure, scalable, and high-performing applications that support important business objectives.

What is in it for you:

Salaried: $80-90 per hour.

Incorporated Business Rate: $90-100 per hour.

1-year contract with a strong possibility of extension.

Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week.

Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Primarily remote with on-site attendance required once per quarter.

Occasional travel between Toronto and Waterloo based on project requirements.

Periodic evening, weekend, and after-hours work may be required to support project implementations, system upgrades, and deployments.

Approximately monthly after-hours deployment support may be required, including occasional Sunday deployments.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with skilled Agile team members to understand user needs and design, develop and deliver high quality web applications that meet those needs

Configure and design applications and workflows, using outside the box thinking, to create innovative ways to advance our client first strategy

Lead AI-assisted development practices, leveraging GitHub Copilot and other AI coding tools to accelerate development velocity and improve code quality

Design, develop, and integrate AI agents and conversational interfaces to enhance application capabilities and deliver intelligent automation solutions

Champion secure coding practices and lead efforts to identify, prioritize, and remediate application security vulnerabilities using SAST/DAST tools

Conduct security code reviews and ensure compliance with security standards and best practices throughout the development lifecycle

Coach, mentor and collaborate with members of the design and development team

Provide technical direction and guidance to projects, ensuring risks are mitigated and projects are implemented successfully

Establish coding standards and technical best practices across the squad

Conduct code reviews and mentor team members on technical excellence

Support developers in removing technical blockers and guide technical implementation of user stories and features

Communicate technical risks, dependencies, and constraints to stakeholders

Participate in planning and refinement sessions with technical perspective and collaborate with Product Owner on technical feasibility and estimates

Drive quality standards and testing practices; identify technical debt and propose solutions

Monitor system performance and reliability and champion continuous improvement initiatives

Contribute to defining timelines and plans; analyze and estimate feasibility, cost, time and scope

Ensure coding, testing, debugging, and implementation activities are completed as required

Participate in agile ceremonies and support on-call and incident response when needed

Represent the squad's technical interests in cross-squad discussions and collaborate with other Tech Leads across squads for consistency

What you will need to succeed:

Required experience

8 to 10 years of experience.

Extensive experience in Java backend development.

Experience developing complex microservices.

Experience supporting high-scale APIs.

Experience leading and mentoring developers.

Experience leading mixed-level teams consisting of junior and intermediate developers.

Experience working with architects, product owners, principal software engineers, business stakeholders, and development teams.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Experience with unit testing.

Experience addressing code-level vulnerabilities.

Experience using SAST/DAST security tools.

Technical and professional skills

Expert-level Java and Spring Boot development.

Strong experience with REST APIs.

Solid understanding of web applications and server technologies.

Ability to learn internal frameworks quickly.

Knowledge of GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent LLMs.

Ability to leverage AI tools for assisted development, code generation, code enhancement, and productivity.

Knowledge of Snyk, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Veracode, or similar security tools.

Understanding of Secure SDLC practices.

Understanding of basic threat modeling.

Experience with Bitbucket, Jenkins, and CI/CD processes.

Strong unit testing skills using JUnit, Mockito, and REST Assured.

Strong communication skills.

Ability to provide technical leadership and delivery leadership.

Preferred experience

Experience within financial services or insurance.

Experience with retirement products, savings products, or client experience journeys.

Experience with agent orchestration platforms.

Experience with conversational interfaces.

Technical and professional skills (preferred)

Working knowledge of React.

Understanding of Angular.

Awareness of web accessibility (A11y).

Basic Kubernetes experience, including pod tuning and configuration.

Experience with Docker and containerization.

Experience with Kafka.

Experience with SOAP/XML.

Familiarity with Claude or similar AI technologies.

Soft skills

Customer-focused mindset.

Ability to identify opportunities for reusable components and reuse.

Innovation mindset with enthusiasm for exploring AI technologies to solve business problems.

Security-first mindset.

Ability to evaluate AI solutions for ethical considerations, bias, privacy, and responsible AI practices.

Flexible and adaptable approach to changing priorities and technologies.

Strong technical mindset with the ability to drive quality standards.

Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.

Ability and desire to lead through effective communication.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of high-quality, secure microservices while championing AI-assisted coding practices and technical excellence. Mentor team members and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and adherence to security standards.

Requirements

Requires 8 to 10 years of experience with expert-level Java and Spring Boot development in a microservices architecture. Candidates must have a strong background in CI/CD pipelines, security tools, and providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
Microservices
REST APIs
GitHub Copilot
AI-assisted development
CI/CD
JUnit
Mockito
SAST/DAST
Security code reviews
Technical leadership
Mentoring
Agile
Cloud security
System performance

Benefits

Remote work
Contract extension opportunity

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Java
Spring Boot
Microservices
REST APIs
GitHub Copilot
AI-assisted development
CI/CD
JUnit
Mockito
SAST
DAST
Snyk
SonarQube
Jenkins
Bitbucket
Agile
Financial Services
Insurance
Secure SDLC
Threat modeling
REST Assured
Technical leadership
Mentoring
Web applications
API
Deployment
System reliability
Software engineering
Cloud
Automation

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