Backend Jobs in Canada

There are 1,110 open Backend jobs in Canada on freehire right now. 349 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
CADyearCA$135,000CA$166,250CA$191,100223
USDyear$161,625$186,350$197,50030

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • api 59%
  • cloud 46%
  • ai 43%
  • java 36%
  • aws 36%
  • ci-cd 34%
  • python 32%
  • rest 29%

How the work is done

  • Remote 195 · 18%
  • Hybrid 170 · 15%
  • Onsite 22 · 2%

Visa sponsorship offered in 67% of the 106 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 555
  • Staff 89
  • Lead 42
  • Principal 14
  • C-level 11
  • Junior 11

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 228
  • 501-1000 employees 79
  • 51-200 employees 47
  • 11-50 employees 15
  • 201-500 employees 4
  • 1-10 employees 2
1,110 jobs
3Pillar
3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer (Backend development) - SQL/Node/AWS

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Build and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB/RDS) while ensuring data integrity and performance for enterprise AI projects.

agentic-ai agile ai ai-enablement api +16 skills
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Epic Games
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Programmer, Developer Platform (Horde)

Open 21d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Senior backend engineer building Horde, Epic’s internal CI/CD and developer platform, using C#/.NET and cloud services to power Unreal Engine workflows.

agentic-ai api api-design aws azure +13 skills
166 195 – 243 752 CAD
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Epic Games
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Developer Platform (Horde)

Open 21d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Senior backend engineer building Horde, Epic’s internal CI/CD and developer platform, using C#/.NET to scale build, compute, storage, and tooling services for Unreal-powered projects.

agentic-ai api api-design aws azure +11 skills
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The Consensus
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Senior Backend Engineer builds AI-powered grant discovery and application tools using LLMs, tool-using agents, and RAG pipelines in Python, shipping production-grade services with robust evaluation and observability.

ai api aws ci-cd data-pipelines +18 skills
175 000 – 220 000 $
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Unity Technologies
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Monetization & Privacy

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Senior backend engineer building and maintaining Unity’s monetization platform with Go/TypeScript/Java, low-latency APIs, and SQL/NoSQL databases while ensuring privacy and compliance.

api go java nosql sql +2 skills
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HRB
3 weeks ago

Lead, Senior and Intermediate - Backend Engineer

Open 21d North AmericaLead
Canada

Build and scale fintech backend systems in NestJS/TypeScript on GCP, including payment infrastructure, ledgers, and financial APIs handling millions in daily transactions.

api cloud data-modeling event-driven-architecture fintech +12 skills
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Robinhood Backed by Techstars
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Wallet & DeFi Platform

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Own backend services and data systems for Robinhood Wallet, including secure crypto trading features, using Go, Python, or Java.

java python
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Pacer Group
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer — Java Microservices & SQL

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Designs, builds, and maintains scalable Java microservices and APIs, focusing on distributed systems, data handling, and system reliability.

api ci-cd distributed-systems microservices
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Siemens Mobility
3 weeks ago

Backend Engineer – Data Ingestion & APIs, Kitchener, ON

Open 21d North America Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Build backend services for data ingestion, APIs, and connectors that integrate robotics, vision streams, and AI platforms into a scalable industrial data backbone.

ai api authentication backbone cad +13 skills
100 000 – 130 000 CAD
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Siemens Mobility
3 weeks ago

Backend Engineer – Workflow Execution and Orchestration, Kitchener, ON

Open 21d North America Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Build and maintain the orchestration backbone for Siemens’ Physical AI platform, designing workflow engines that coordinate data-processing, annotation, and robot task execution across distributed systems.

ai airflow api backbone cad +8 skills
100 000 – 130 000 CAD
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Siemens Mobility
3 weeks ago

Hybrid Backend Engineer: Data Ingestion & APIs

Open 21d North America Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Builds backend services for Siemens Mobility’s Canada Physical AI platform, unifying robotics, vision, and customer data into scalable APIs and ingestion pipelines.

ai api backbone machine-learning
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HRB
3 weeks ago

Lead Backend Engineer - Fintech Payments & Ledger Systems

Open 21d North AmericaLead
Canada

Lead backend engineer building and scaling fintech payments infrastructure, ledger systems, and financial APIs in a cloud-first environment.
mthree
3 weeks ago

Go Backend Engineer for Scalable Finance Platforms

Open 21d North America
Canada

Builds and maintains scalable Go backend services and RESTful APIs for a finance platform, deploying on Kubernetes and improving system resilience.

api aws azure cloud gcp +2 skills
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Mozilla
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Own & Operate Production Systems

Open 21d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Senior backend engineer at Mozilla building and operating cloud infrastructure and production systems for ecosystem services, focusing on reliability and secure APIs.

api cloud observability
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StackAdapt
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Integrations — Go, AWS & Kafka

Open 21d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
Canada

Build and scale the backend of an ad-tech platform using Go, AWS, Kafka, and Kubernetes, collaborating with product teams to ship high-performance features.

aws go kafka kubernetes
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LANDR Montreal
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Developer in Music Tech

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Build and maintain scalable backend services in C#/.NET for LANDR’s music platform, running on AWS with microservices and Docker.

agile api aws csharp docker +6 skills
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Modes
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 21d North AmericaSenior
Canada

Senior backend engineer designs, builds, and deploys mission-critical services for financial clients using Java, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP.

aks angular ansible api argocd +49 skills
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Speer
3 weeks ago

Backend Engineer

Open 21d North America
Canada

Build and maintain scalable backend systems in Node.js/TypeScript, designing APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure to power web and mobile products.

accessibility agile ai api api-design +31 skills
80 000 – 120 000 CAD
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US Mobile
3 weeks ago

US Mobile Senior Backend Developer

Open 21d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Senior Backend Developer building scalable Java/Spring Boot APIs and RabbitMQ-based messaging for a global wireless network provider.

ai api java mongodb python +3 skills
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Life360
3 weeks ago

AI Native Senior Backend Developer - Life360

Open 21d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
Canada

Build and maintain AI-driven internal developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes tooling to improve engineering workflows at a family-location app company.

ai aws ci-cd cloud developer-experience +7 skills
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