Software engineer jobs in Canada (3,545 jobs)

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Counted Nov 7, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 3,545
Employers: 1,234

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $130,542Across 526 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $62.75Across 116 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $168,607Across 28 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%332 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,464 listings
On-site: 49%1,728 listings

Not specified: 1% (21 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (127), Virtusa (70), Electronic Arts (63).

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
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
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Software Engineer- Entry Level
PheedLoop
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Software Engineer UI
Respawn Entertainment
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Temporary
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Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Envisio
Remote, Canada
- $90,000 to $110,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Remote
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will build
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Software Engineer
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
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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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Software Development Engineer II, WW Prime Tech
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Vancouver, BC
…Prime membership would actually be worth to them. We want a Software Development Engineer who enjoys large-scale distributed systems and personalization work, where the outcome is measured…
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Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Eventbridge
Amazon
Vancouver, BC
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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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Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (AI Integration & Modernization)
Perseus Group
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Andromeda is an operating group within Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU) focused on acquiring and operating vertical-market software businesses. Andromeda provides its businesses with…
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Python Backend Engineer
VBeyond Corporation
Toronto, ON
- Contract
Client is looking for a skilled Python Backend Engineer to build and scale high-performance backend systems. This role will focus on API development, platform engineering, and system…
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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
Mecka
Richmond Hill, ON
- $145,000 to $165,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
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Software Engineer, Full Stack - Trace
Trace
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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Staff Software Engineer - Capital One Travel Tech - Full-stack
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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Staff Software Engineer - Capital One Travel Tech - Full-stack
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Senior Software Engineer (Python / GenAI) – Markets Technology
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Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
…management, and we are seeking an experienced Senior Python Engineer to sit at the center of that evolution. In this role, you will architect and scale robust backend systems, leveraging…
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Cloud Architect
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Remote, Canada
- Full-time
- Remote
We're hiring a Cloud Solutions Architect to join an established Canadian software company whose production-monitoring and reporting software is used by packaged goods manufacturers. Its…
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Software Engineer
Syntrace
Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
We are now hiring a Software Engineer, based in Vancouver.
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Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (AI Integration & Modernization)
Andromeda Software Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Title: Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (AI Integration & Modernization)
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Java Software Engineer
Dexian
Mississauga, ON
- $65 to $70 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Low-Level Software Engineer, LLK
Tenstorrent
Toronto, ON
…computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a…
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Software Engineer UI
Electronic Arts
Vancouver, BC
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Embedded Software Engineer
Current Lighting
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
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Sun Life

Site Reliability Engineer / Release Management & Automation Specialist

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

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Experience: 3-5 years' experience in automation development (Ansible specifically)
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 25, 2026

Original job description

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics, and we’ll put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: "How can we do that better?” Working with a dedicated team of energetic, forward-thinking innovators, you’ll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth. You want to be “one of the best”.

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.

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and self-driven technical resource to serve as a Site Reliability Engineer / Release Management & Automation Specialist. This role provides critical support for a strategic enterprise release orchestration platform and delivery operations system. You will be responsible for sustaining current enterprise release orchestration operations while supporting our transition to a future enterprise release management solution. This unique opportunity combines immediate platform sustainment with strategic transformation initiatives, offering a chance to work with modern technologies in a highly rewarding environment.

What will you do?

Sustain current enterprise release orchestration operations, integrations, automation, governance, and support activities while preserving critical platform knowledge
Design, develop and support technical solutions that automate agent deployments and release orchestration processes
Provide strategic technical support for vendor evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and the transition to a future enterprise release management platform
Participate in pipeline planning, design, develop and support release and orchestration processes
Provide input to automation policy, standards and processes
Promote re-use and adoption of solutions across teams through demos and coaching
Ensure all automations are compliant with SLF security directives and policies
Create automation playbooks and companion documentation as references to help the team understand the logic and contents of automated tasks
Identify opportunities for automation and guide on effective ways to implement
Educate others on the use of automation tools and best practices
Always operate in strict compliance of security and change management directives
Balance platform reliability, operational support, stakeholder engagement, and incident resolution with an SRE mindset

What will you need to succeed?

3-5 years' experience in automation development (Ansible specifically)
Kubernetes/OpenShift administration (ideally CKA/CKS certified)
Linux/Unix system administration
Python, JavaScript and Ansible automation
Hands-on experience using Broadcom Continuous Delivery Director (CDD) tool or any other types of enterprise release orchestration and management tool such as Harness.io etc.
Hands-on coding experience in Java, Apache Tomcat, JAX-RS, Maven, and Gradle
Hands-on experience working in containers/Kubernetes
Experience and understanding of monitoring and log ingestion tools (Splunk monitoring and query development preferred)
Networking, firewalls, proxies, and connectivity troubleshooting
System architecture, REST API integration and integration design
Passion and thought leadership for innovation and automation
Strong SRE mindset focused on reliability, automation, and operational excellence
Emerging capabilities in AI-assisted operations, AI-driven automation, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI agent integration patterns

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary and bonus structure informed by market range data
20+ days of vacation per year and an innovative sabbatical program
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
Flexible benefits from day one to meet the needs of you and your family
Pension, stock, and savings programs to support long-term financial security
Fitness and wellness programs that help you balance work and life

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 - Technology Services

Posting End Date:

15/10/2026

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Responsibilities

You will sustain enterprise release orchestration operations while designing and implementing automated deployment solutions. Additionally, you will support strategic transitions to new management platforms and ensure all automation complies with security directives.

Requirements

Candidates must have 3-5 years of experience in automation development, specifically with Ansible, and possess strong skills in Kubernetes/OpenShift administration. Proficiency in Linux/Unix, Python, and various enterprise release orchestration tools is essential for this role.

Skills

Ansible
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Linux
Unix
Python
JavaScript
Java
Apache Tomcat
JAX-RS
Maven
Gradle
Splunk
REST API
Release orchestration
SRE

Benefits

Vacation
Sabbatical program
Flexible benefits
Pension program
Stock program
Savings program
Fitness and wellness programs
Bonus structure

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Site Reliability Engineer
Release Management
Automation
Ansible
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Linux
Unix
Python
JavaScript
Java
Apache Tomcat
JAX-RS
Maven
Gradle
Splunk
REST API
Continuous Delivery Director
Harness.io
SRE
AI-driven automation
Model Context Protocol
Cloud
Networking
Firewalls
Governance
System architecture
DevOps
Enterprise release orchestration
Hybrid work

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