Data Engineering Jobs in Canada
There are 1,549 open Data Engineering jobs in Canada on freehire right now. 572 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are sql, python and cloud.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | year | CA$111,390 | CA$132,924 | CA$159,300 | 234 |
| CAD | hour | CA$65 | CA$72 | CA$92 | 36 |
| USD | year | $117,500 | $140,000 | $170,000 | 22 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- sql 63%
- python 62%
- cloud 59%
- data-engineering 57%
- analytics 55%
- data-pipelines 54%
- etl 48%
- ai 47%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 253 · 16%
- Remote 138 · 9%
- Onsite 16 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 44% of the 112 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 553
- Lead 135
- Staff 49
- Principal 32
- Junior 29
- C-level 20
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 314
- 501-1000 employees 112
- 51-200 employees 35
- 11-50 employees 20
- 201-500 employees 16
- 1-10 employees 2
Staff Software Reliability Engineer - Data Platform
Build and scale high-performance data infrastructure for streaming analytics, ML, and observability using Kinesis, Flink, Snowflake, and Kubernetes to secure AI-driven identity systems.
Staff Software Reliability Engineer - Data Platform
Build and scale Okta’s high-volume, low-latency data platform using Kinesis, Flink, ElasticSearch, and Snowflake to power analytics and ML services that secure AI and identity workflows.
Manager, Engineering and Data Platform
Lead a team to build scalable data platforms and AI-driven solutions using Power Platform, Power BI, MuleSoft, and Azure DevOps for a real-estate company.
Data Platform Operations Engineer
Maintains and monitors Scotiabank’s Data & AI platforms, triaging incidents and performing routine ops tasks using Azure, Databricks, and runbooks.
Senior Data Platform Engineer — Distributed Systems
Builds and scales cloud-native data platforms and distributed systems using Go, Java, or Python, focusing on scalable APIs and microservices with modern CI/CD practices.
Senior Hadoop & Cloud Data Platform Engineer
Maintains a Hadoop-based data platform for a government agency, handling storage, security, and performance for large-scale data systems.
Lead Data Platform Engineer | Azure, Databricks, Kubernetes
Lead the design and operation of a cloud-native data platform using Azure, Databricks, and Kubernetes, guiding a small team to ensure stability and value delivery.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Build and maintain a governed, AI-ready data lakehouse (Databricks/Snowflake) that unifies SAP, POS, IoT, and unstructured data for analytics, ML, and GenAI use cases.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Build and scale a petabyte-scale data platform for real-time telematics APIs, focusing on streaming ingestion, lakehouse storage, and distributed tracing with Java, Kafka, and Spark.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Lead the design and evolution of Helcim’s data platform, building scalable pipelines and MLOps/AI tooling to power payments analytics and AI systems.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Design and own RAZR’s real-time/batch data pipelines using Debezium, Kafka, Flink, and Snowflake, then deliver analyst-ready datasets and dashboards.
Staff Data Platform Engineer
Build and scale a petabyte-scale data platform for real-time telematics APIs, focusing on streaming ingestion, lakehouse storage, and analytics using Java, Kafka, Flink, and Iceberg.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Build and maintain high-scale data pipelines and cloud infrastructure for a travel-tech company using Python, SQL, Snowflake, Airflow, and Dagster.
Business Analyst/Data Engineer - Life Sciences/Pharma Industry Exp - 8+ Years of exp
Designs and maintains ETL pipelines in Snowflake, builds MicroStrategy dashboards, and documents business requirements for life-sciences data analysis and reporting.
Remote Cloud Data Platform Engineer (AWS)
Build and maintain a cloud data platform on AWS for a global software services client, focusing on S3 and Redshift integrations.
Data Platform Engineer - 7+ Year
Lead the design and build of scalable data pipelines and platforms using Python, PySpark, Hadoop, Databricks, and cloud tools to power analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence for enterprise clients.
Data Engineer - IFRS17, C#, SQL, MVC, WPF
Builds and maintains data pipelines and backend systems for IFRS17 compliance in insurance, using Python, PySpark, SQL, and cloud platforms.