Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 29, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,035
Employers: 1,471

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,924Across 463 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $139,633Across 112 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $53.74Across 66 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 10%408 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,635 listings
On-site: 48%1,955 listings

Not specified: 1% (37 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (120), Genetec (67), Citi (39).

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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Senior Software Engineer, Operations
Sun Life
Toronto, ON · Waterloo, ON · Sun Life Waterloo King
Full-time
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Software Developer - Dev Ops
Aplin
Winnipeg, MB
Full-time
Support the DevOps team with ongoing software development and enhancement projects
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Principal Software Developer
Open Text Corporation
Richmond Hill, ON
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Cloud Engineer
CDW Canada
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver, BC
Contract
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Software Developer Senior Specialist (AI-First Engineering)
Nasdaq
Toronto, ON
Full-time
As a Senior Specialist - Software Development reporting to the Head of Market Data and AI Enablement, you'll play a key hands-on role in designing, developing, troubleshooting, and…
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Full Stack Developer
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Front-end development - Build responsive, user-friendly web interfaces using Angular and TypeScript
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Software Engineer Dev Lead
J&M Group
Montreal, QC
Contract
Lead design and development of scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and event-driven solutions.
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Application Architect (ID#5234)
New Value Solutions
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver, BC
Full-time
New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking an Application Architect to lead the design and development of enterprise-scale software systems. The Application Architect…
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Full Stack Developer (Azure Databricks, Oracle, Firco)
CIBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Software Engineer (S/W Dev & AI Solutions)
Synpulse
Toronto, ON
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Software Dev Engineer, AFFS - ARS (Amortization Runtime Subledger)
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
Full-time
As a Software Development Engineer, you'll design massively scalable distributed
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Senior Systems Architect
Euna Solutions
ON · Oakville, Ontario
Full-time
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Senior Systems Architect
Euna Solutions
ON · Oakville, Ontario
Full-time
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Programmer Analyst, System and infrastructure operations, maintenance and development
Desjardins
Levis, QC · Montreal, QC
Full-time
As a systems and infrastructure development, operations and maintenance programmer analyst, you participate in IT efficiency and quality by analyzing, designing, configuring, developing,…
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Quality Assurance Software Engineer - Contract Role
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Join our dynamic team as a QA Software Engineer! In this role you’ll be developing and executing comprehensive automated test plans and cases for all software projects. You’ll increase…
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Senior Siebel Software Developer – Siebel, EAI/EIM, AEM & BI Reporting
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Software Developer, React Native - Hybrid
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Software Developer, React Native - Hybrid
Pelmorex
Oakville, ON
Full-time
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DevOps Software Engineer - ITS4
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Saint-Paul, NB · St.-Paul, NB
Full-time
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Senior Cloud Engineer - Google Firebase
BDO Canada
Toronto, ON
Full-time
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Sr Java Backend Developer
Tekgence Inc
Toronto, ON
Contract
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Software Engineer
Beacon Software
Toronto, ON
Full-time
…by adding people. We are building Beacon to scale by adding software. The thesis is simple: portfolio operations, value creation, and deal sourcing are bottlenecked by human attention, and…
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Software Development Engineer, Demand Forecasting & Guidance
Amazon
Toronto, ON
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Software Dev Engineer, AFFS - ARS (Amortization Runtime Subledger)
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
As a Software Development Engineer, you'll design massively scalable distributed systems hand
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Front-End Developer
Operatic Agency
Hamilton, ON
$60,000 to $70,000 CAD / year
Full-time

Sun Life

Senior Software Engineer, Operations

Toronto, ON, Canada
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Sun Life Waterloo King, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Oct 3, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

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Original job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.

When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

About the role:

The e-Business team in Application Operations Support (AOS) provides operations and support services to ensure reliability of IT applications. Through innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration, we strive to find new and better ways to bring value to Sun Life.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with at least 10 years of Java application support, analysis, and development experience. The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. This unique opportunity offers a dynamic space and a chance to collaborate with multiple business units.

What you will do?

Provide ongoing support of Java based applications in Production and test environments including responding to Service requests, Incident & Problem analysis, Service restoration and recovery, Security vulnerability remediation, Audits and reporting as necessary.
Participate in design, develop, test and debug programs for Java services. Deployment is done using Kubernetes containers.
Interface with other Software Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions and maintain a stable application environment.
Enable stability through proactive monitoring activities, security compliance, change management, troubleshooting issues and conducting root-cause analysis.
Identify and participate in continuous improvement opportunities, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects.

What do you need to succeed:

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline
10+ years of information technology experience in Java application support and development
10+ years experience in:
- Java, JavaScript & web development languages like HTML, XML, CSS
- Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies such as Servlet, JDBC and JSP
- Spring framework
- Understanding of enterprise methodologies, such as ITIL, CMMI, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
4+ years experience in:
- ReactJS/ React.js
- Container technologies – Kubernetes, Docker
- Java SpringBoot, SpringMVC
- Web Security/OWASP
Web services and frameworks such as SOAP, REST API, Java APIs, JSON
Database technologies like SQL, Oracle, POSTGRES
DevOps tools - Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, Ansible
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Experience with Kafka and light car proxy

Preferred Skills:

Collaboration and teamwork
Continuous learning mindset
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
Strong analysis, debugging and problem-solving skills
Solid written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have:

Exposure to Agile framework (Kanban, Scrum)
Experience working with cloud hosted applications / servers on AWS.
Exposure to team collaboration tools like Confluence, JIRA, MS Teams
Knowledge of Middleware technologies such as WebSphere/WebLogic

Notes/Unique requirements:

The role includes on-call and after-hours support on a team rotation basis.
This role requires Canadian Protected-B (Reliability clearance) [a minimum of 5 years of consecutive residency in Canada].

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

02/10/2026

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Responsibilities

Provide ongoing support, maintenance, and incident analysis for Java-based applications in production and test environments. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions while ensuring system stability through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement projects.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Computer Science or equivalent and over 10 years of experience in Java application support and development. Candidates must possess strong technical skills in enterprise Java technologies, containerization, and DevOps tools, along with Canadian Protected-B reliability clearance.

Skills

Java
Spring framework
Kubernetes
Docker
ReactJS
SQL
Oracle
Postgres
Jenkins
Ansible
Kafka
REST API
ITIL
SDLC
Troubleshooting
Root-cause analysis

Benefits

Incentive plans
Hybrid work flexibility

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Java
J2EE
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
Kubernetes
Docker
ReactJS
REST API
SOAP
SQL
Oracle
Postgres
Jenkins
Artifactory
Bitbucket
Git
Gradle
Maven
Ansible
Kafka
ITIL
CMMI
SDLC
OWASP
Cloud
AWS
JIRA
Confluence
Middleware
WebSphere

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