Software engineer jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 29, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,135
Employers: 881

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $126,434Across 278 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $151,682Across 87 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $53.75Across 23 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 12%254 listings
Hybrid: 41%867 listings
On-site: 46%982 listings

Not specified: 1% (32 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (101), Arista Networks (38), Okta (31).

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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Unity Technologies

Staff Software Engineer, Gaming AI

CAN-Montreal, Canada

Pay: Gross Annual Salary: $200,400 - $260,500
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Oct 1, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Jul 19, 2026

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Original job description

The opportunity

Unity is building the next generation game creation platform, changing how games will be built over the next five years. Join us and help create a product that will enable game developers to bring their ideas to life in an entirely new way.

As a Staff Software Engineer on our gaming AI team, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of cloud services and features that power this platform. This is new and challenging work at the center of Unity's AI direction.

What you'll be doing

Designing and delivering cloud-based services and cloud features for the next generation game creation platform
Building front-end features as part of performant full-stack systems
Optimizing cloud services for scalability and performance
Applying cloud service design patterns and architecture experience to cloud applications
Using agentic AI tools (such as Claude Code) as a core part of your daily engineering work
DevOps work: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, database maintenance.
Driving technical direction within the team and building alignment with leadership
Collaborating with the AI, infrastructure, and data teams

What we're looking for

Familiar with GCP services, optionally familiar with Azure.
Familiar with K8s / KCL
Strong interest in game development with AI
Experience delivering scalable cloud services and cloud-based features
Understanding of cloud service design patterns and architecture experience with cloud applications
Experience designing performant full-stack systems, including frontend / cloud services / devops
Expertise in using AI developer tools (such as Claude Code) in your daily work, and a dedication to building your career path with these tools
Ability to drive technical direction within a team and align with leadership on strategic vision

You might also have

Game development experience, or a passion for gaming
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure

Gross Annual Salary: $200,400 - $260,500

This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D - closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy, and we are committed to providing applicants with updates throughout the hiring process in accordance with applicable law.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.

Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect and Applicant Privacy Policies. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at DPO@unity.com.

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Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of cloud services and features for Unity's next-generation AI-powered game creation platform. Drive technical direction, optimize cloud scalability, and collaborate with AI and infrastructure teams using agentic AI tools.

Requirements

Requires expertise in designing scalable full-stack cloud systems and proficiency with GCP, Kubernetes, and AI developer tools like Claude Code. Candidates must be able to drive strategic technical vision and align with leadership.

Skills

GCP
Azure
Kubernetes
KCL
Cloud Service Design
Full-stack Development
DevOps
CI/CD
Agentic AI Tools
Claude Code
Scalable Cloud Services
System Architecture
Game Development
Technical Leadership
Database Maintenance
Monitoring

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Commute Subsidy
Employee Stock Ownership
Generous Vacation And Personal Days
Parental Leave
Family-care Programs
Office Food Snacks
Mental Health And Wellbeing Programs
Employee Resource Groups
Global Employee Assistance Program
Training And Development Programs
Volunteering And Donation Matching Program

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Gaming AI
Cloud Services
GCP
Azure
K8s
KCL
Full-stack
DevOps
CI/CD
Claude Code
Agentic AI
Scalability
Game Engine
Unity
System Architecture
Cloud Design Patterns
Infrastructure
Data Teams
XR
Web Games

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