Software Engineering Jobs in Canada

There are 3,152 open Software Engineering jobs in Canada on freehire right now. 990 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, cloud and api.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
CADyearCA$126,275CA$153,000CA$176,000642
USDyear$132,712$172,500$206,350106
CADhourCA$72CA$88CA$8860

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

Most requested skills

  • ai 54%
  • cloud 51%
  • api 49%
  • python 41%
  • java 38%
  • ci-cd 38%
  • aws 33%
  • sql 32%

How the work is done

  • Hybrid 688 · 22%
  • Remote 501 · 16%
  • Onsite 80 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 58% of the 444 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 1,309
  • Staff 215
  • Lead 117
  • Principal 99
  • Junior 52
  • Intern 44

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 731
  • 501-1000 employees 342
  • 51-200 employees 103
  • 11-50 employees 38
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 1-10 employees 1
3,152 jobs
Coveo Solutions Inc.
2 weeks ago

Senior II Software Developer - Agentic System

North AmericaSenior
Canada

The Senior Software Developer will build and evolve platform services for AI conversational agents, focusing on orchestration, guardrails, and evaluation frameworks. The role involves working with Python, TypeScript, Java, and AWS to ensure reliable, production-grade AI agent performance.

agentic-ai ai aws aws-bedrock cloud +6 skills
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BBC Brainbox AI Inc
2 weeks ago

Senior Software Developer

North AmericaSenior
Canada

Senior Software Developer building micro-services and tools for BrainBox AI's LLM (ARIA) model using Python, AWS, and infrastructure-as-code, with a hybrid in-office schedule in Quebec.

ai api aws cdk cloudformation +14 skills
86 300 – 123 025 CAD
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Connor, Clark & Lunn group
2 weeks ago

Software Development Engineer

North America
Canada

Build and maintain quantitative investment systems for a fund managing $111B in assets, using languages like Kdb+/Q, Python, and Spark.

csharp java python spark
125 000 – 200 000 CAD
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RBC
2 weeks ago

Senior Software Developer

North AmericaFull-timeSenior
Canada

Senior full-stack developer at RBC building and maintaining scalable applications using React, Node.js, and Python, mentoring engineers and owning solution architecture in a cloud-native, agile environment.

agile ai automation aws azure +26 skills
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sonatype
2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer

RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeStaff
Canada

Staff Software Engineer building and maintaining backend services for product provisioning, licensing, and purchasing at a software supply chain security company, using Java, Go, Python, AWS, Docker, Terraform, and PostgreSQL.

agile ai ansible automation aws +18 skills
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Amazon
2 weeks ago

Software Development Engineer, AWS AppSync

North America
Canada

The Software Development Engineer will design, build, and operate features for AWS AppSync, a serverless service for GraphQL and Pub/Sub APIs. The role focuses on building scalable, low-latency distributed systems and collaborating on cloud infrastructure.

api aws cloud distributed-systems dynamodb +3 skills
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Amazon
2 weeks ago

Software Development Engineer, AWS AppSync

North AmericaSenior
Canada

The Senior Software Development Engineer will design, build, and operate large-scale, highly available components for AWS AppSync, a managed GraphQL and Pub/Sub service. The role involves driving technical architecture, mentoring team members, and solving complex problems related to scale and performance in a distributed cloud environment.

api aws cloud distributed-systems dynamodb +3 skills
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Amazon
2 weeks ago

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS AppSync

North AmericaSenior
Canada

The Senior Software Development Engineer will design, build, and operate large-scale, highly available components for AWS AppSync, a managed GraphQL and Pub/Sub service. The role involves driving technical architecture, mentoring team members, and solving complex problems related to API traffic and distributed infrastructure.

api aws cloud distributed-systems dynamodb +3 skills
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Cisco
2 weeks ago

Software Developer

North AmericaFull-time
Canada

The Software Developer will design, develop, and maintain backend applications, data pipelines, and system integrations using Python, MuleSoft, and various cloud technologies. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable enterprise solutions while applying best practices in CI/CD, automated testing, and secure coding.

agile ai airflow api api-design +27 skills
116 700 – 165 800 $
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Larus Technologies
2 weeks ago

Software Engineer

North AmericaFull-time
Canada

Develops real-time software modules for public safety/security systems, focusing on data interfacing, aggregation, and analytics using Java/Python in a hybrid Ottawa office environment.

ai analytics api bash ci-cd +21 skills
90 000 – 140 000 CAD
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Autodesk
2 weeks ago

Senior Software Developer

RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
Canada

Build and maintain cloud-based data infrastructure services for Autodesk's AEC products, working across the full development lifecycle with AWS, Java/JavaScript/C#, and microservices architecture.

agile api authentication aws cloud +15 skills
107 000 – 157 300 CAD
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Amazon
2 weeks ago

Software Development Engineer, Ordering

North America
Canada

Are you passionate about enabling millions of customers around to world buy anything, anywhere, anytime? Dealing with large scale distributed systems, orchestrating the entire retail ordering workflow? We, the Ordering…

distributed-systems ecommerce oop
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silabs
2 weeks ago

Développeur logiciel I / Software Engineer I

North AmericaFull-time
Canada

Develops embedded software, systems, and tools for the Matter standard to accelerate IoT device commercialization, focusing on wireless protocols and scalable solutions.

cad cpp embedded-software embedded-systems networking +1 skills
67 900 – 126 100 CAD
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Motorola
2 weeks ago

Principal Software Engineer, Avigilon Access Control

HybridNorth AmericaFull-timePrincipal
Canada

Principal Software Engineer leading the architecture and evolution of a high-scale, edge-to-cloud Access Control system using C/C++, Go/Python/Node.js, AWS/GCP, and distributed databases.

ai aws cad ci-cd cloud +17 skills
180 000 – 225 000 CAD
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portagecybertech
2 weeks ago

Développeur.euse logiciel / Software Developer (CitizenOne - Product Dev.),

HybridNorth America
Canada

Software developer role on the CitizenOne product development team, though the posting provides no details on day-to-day responsibilities or technologies.

acceptance-criteria agile ai automation azure +13 skills
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Silicon Labs
2 weeks ago

Développeur logiciel I / Software Engineer I

North AmericaFull-time
Canada

Develop embedded software, systems, pipelines, and tools for the Matter standard using C/C++ on Silicon Labs' IoT firmware framework in Montreal.

cad cpp embedded-software embedded-systems networking +1 skills
67 900 – 126 100 CAD
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Electronic Arts
2 weeks ago

Senior Gameplay Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

HybridNorth AmericaSenior 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.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

The Senior Gameplay Software Engineer will architect and implement core gameplay systems for the EA SPORTS NHL franchise, including skating physics, puck dynamics, and AI. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and deliver high-quality, responsive gameplay on modern console hardware.

ai automation ci-cd cpp game-development +2 skills
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Electronic Arts
2 weeks ago

Rendering Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

HybridNorth 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.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

The Rendering Software Engineer will develop and optimize rendering pipelines and shading systems for the EA SPORTS NHL game franchise. This role involves working with C++, HLSL, and low-level graphics APIs to ensure high visual quality and performance across multiple hardware platforms.

ai api cpp oop
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Electronic Arts
2 weeks ago

Rendering Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ UFC

HybridNorth 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.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

The Rendering Software Engineer will develop and maintain rendering features and engine components for the EA SPORTS UFC franchise. This role involves implementing real-time rendering techniques, optimizing CPU/GPU performance, and collaborating with art and design teams using C++ and modern graphics APIs.

ai api cpp multithreading
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Electronic Arts
2 weeks ago

Senior Gameplay Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ UFC

HybridNorth AmericaSenior 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.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

The Senior Gameplay Software Engineer will architect and implement core combat systems, including player controls, physics, and AI, for the EA SPORTS UFC franchise. This role involves collaborating with designers and animators to ensure responsive, high-fidelity gameplay using C++ and modern game engine technologies.

ai automation cpp game-development git +2 skills
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