Data Engineering Jobs in Canada
There are 1,545 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$111,320 | CA$132,500 | CA$159,300 | 233 |
| 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 47%
- ai 47%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 251 · 16%
- Remote 139 · 9%
- Onsite 16 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 44% of the 111 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 554
- Lead 135
- Staff 49
- Principal 32
- Junior 29
- C-level 19
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 313
- 501-1000 employees 112
- 51-200 employees 35
- 11-50 employees 21
- 201-500 employees 16
- 1-10 employees 2
Senior Data Engineer, Temporary
Designs and builds data pipelines and cloud services for a Canadian wealth-management firm, using Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, Python, and SQL to turn raw data into insights.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain data pipelines, dbt models, and warehouse infrastructure for a fintech POS financing platform, ensuring reliable, high-quality data for analytics and reporting.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain AWS-based data pipelines and governed analytical products for public-sector clients, using SQL, Python, dbt, and managed AWS services.

Technical Director, Data Engineering
Hands-on Technical Director building data platforms and AI infrastructure (LLMs, RAG) using Python, AWS, and vector databases.
Data Engineer, Production Support
Maintain and troubleshoot TD’s data pipelines and Databricks clusters, ensuring reliable ETL and data quality for banking systems.
Databricks Data Engineer / Developer (PL 866)
Build and optimize Databricks-based ETL/ELT pipelines and lakehouse data solutions to modernize an enterprise data platform, using Python, SQL, and cloud-native tooling.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain data pipelines and warehouses using AWS, Spark, Kafka, and Databricks to power Clio’s legal AI products and analytics.
Senior Backup and Data Governance Analyst
Leads enterprise backup, recovery, and data governance initiatives using Veeam, Commvault, and Microsoft Purview to protect, classify, and recover data across hybrid and cloud environments.
Data Engineer
Builds scalable data pipelines and AI-powered tools to ingest healthcare datasets into ODAIA’s AI platform, enabling faster therapy access for patients.
Data Governance Specialist
Maintain data glossaries, metadata, and quality metrics while partnering with stewards to document definitions and resolve data integrity issues in a structured environment.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead a team building scalable data pipelines, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled solutions for a fintech payments company, using Azure, Kafka, Spark, and SAP HANA.
Data Engineer
Builds and optimizes data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark/Scala, and Azure cloud services to transform and govern enterprise data in a lakehouse architecture.