Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 8, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,038
Employers: 1,503

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,414Across 463 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $143,712Across 106 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $52.02Across 74 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $67.66Across 10 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%394 listings
Hybrid: 42%1,680 listings
On-site: 48%1,933 listings

Not specified: 1% (31 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (113), Genetec (62), Electronic Arts (50).

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/Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Envisio
Remote, Canada
- $90,000 to $110,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Remote
Envisio Solutions is a leading provider of strategic planning and performance management software, helping organizations turn their visions into reality. We empower leaders to execute their…
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Software Engineer
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
As a Software Engineer on Scotiabank’s Data & AI Technology team, you will be involved in designing, building, and scaling our enterprise data catalog and data management solutions…
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Software Developer
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Waterloo, ON
- Full-time
Product Development uses design thinking & user exp
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Full-Stack Software Engineer
Manulife
Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON
- Full-time
Designs, develops, tests, delivers, maintains, and improves business applications as a member of a team, working across Full-Stack through the entire software development lifecycle.
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Senior Backend Developer
Modaxo
Montreal, QC · Canada - Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Co-Op Student - Application Developer
City of Mississauga
Mississauga, ON
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Software Developer
SAP IT Business Systeme
Montreal, QC
- $77,500 to $166,200 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Eventbridge
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Vancouver, BC
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Cloud Software Engineer
Actalent
Ottawa, ON
- $88 to $111 CAD / hour
- Contract
The Software Developer will support the design, development, testing, and deployment of the Telemetry & Observability Platform (TOP). This enterprise platform integrates vehicle telemetry,…
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Software Engineer, Web3 Backend
Jobs Web3
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Site Reliability Engineer / Release Management & Automation Specialist
Sun Life
Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON · Sun Life Waterloo King
- Full-time
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Software Developer Intern
Perseus Group
Markham, ON
- Full-time
The Software Developer Intern works in our Markham, Ontario office and reports to the Solutions Architect for the homebuilding industry's leading-edge enterprise software product. Working…
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Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (AI Integration & Modernization)
Perseus Group
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Senior Full Stack Developer (Node.js / React / AWS)
CGI
Halifax, NS
- Full-time
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Java Backend Engineer
Rivago Infotech Inc
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Python Backend Engineer
VBeyond Corporation
Toronto, ON
- Contract
…high-performance backend systems. This role will focus on API development, platform engineering, and system design, supporting enterprise-grade, scalable, and secure financial…
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Application Developer - Co-op
Wawanesa Insurance
Winnipeg, MB · Kitchener, ON · Ottawa, ON · Toronto, ON · North York - Toronto, ON (Hybr, ON
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Software Engineer
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise applications and data platforms. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in software…
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Software Engineer, Android
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Richmond Hill, ON
- $145,000 to $165,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Software Engineer, Full Stack - Trace
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Montreal, QC
- Full-time
Trace is building AI-native freight software for shippers, brokers, and carriers. We bring the work of running freight, from quoting and booking to tracking and invoicing, into one…
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Backend Software Engineer (Rust)
Arkion-tech
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Full-time
We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer with strong Rust expertise to build secure, scalable, and high-performance services for our Next-Gen Human Identity (NHI) Platform.
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Senior Full Stack Developer (Java/React)
Luxoft
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Site Reliability Engineer
VySystems
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
…improve the reliability, performance, and supportability of core software applications. This role focuses exclusively on application-layer SRE and hands-on development; DevOps and…

Stripe

Backend Engineer, Payments & Risk

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Job details

Experience: 2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships nor includes co-ops)
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 7, 2026

Original job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the Organization

Payments and Risk Sub-orgs within Payments and Risk: Link and OCS, Payments Acceptance, Risk

The Payments organization focuses on developing products and platforms that enable users to accept payments from customers efficiently. This includes building APIs for processing payments, enabling regional, non-card payment options, and extending Stripe's capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments. Optimized Checkout and Link teams work to create best-in-class checkout experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and drive merchant conversion rates. The Risk Engineering team develops products that minimize financial and regulatory risks while ensuring a seamless user experience, thereby safeguarding Stripe’s brand and financial stability.

Team Matching: exact team matching for one of the subteams will begin during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. More information on our team matching process can be found here.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for Backend engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You’ll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform leveraged by enterprises and SMBs alike. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams – from Infrastructure to Product – at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.

Responsibilities

Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Mentor engineers to help them grow
Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships nor includes co-ops)
Strong coding skills in any programming language (we understand new languages can be learned on the job so our interview process is language agnostic)
Strong collaboration skills, can work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers’ success
Have the ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy, responsibility, and think of yourself as entrepreneurial
Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users

Preferred Qualifications

- - Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
  - Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud based services (e.g. gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain large-scale APIs and services to handle global money movement requests. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions while mentoring engineers and improving internal standards.

Requirements

Requires 2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience and strong coding skills in any programming language. Candidates should possess strong collaboration skills and the ability to thrive in an autonomous, entrepreneurial environment.

Skills

Backend Engineering
API Design
System Architecture
Financial Systems
Distributed Systems
Mentoring
Cloud Services
gRPC
GraphQL
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Software Engineering
Problem Solving
Collaboration

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Keywords

Backend Engineer
Payments
Risk
Financial Infrastructure
APIs
Balance Management
Funds Accessibility
Infrastructure
Product
Large-scale Systems
Production Debugging
Distributed Team
Hybrid Team
Software Engineering
gRPC
GraphQL
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Cloud Services
Financial Tracking
Money Movement
API Development
Mentorship
Scalability

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