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  • Toronto, ON, Canada Autodesk Full-time $150,000 - $210,000 Contract

    Lead backend innovation as a Principal Software Engineer with Autodesk. This senior role focuses on driving technical direction for complex backend systems and APIs. Autodesk's Enterprise Data Management organization seeks a Principal Software Engineer to shape architectural strategies across diverse teams. You will influence backend architecture, mentor...


  • Canada Grafana Full-time $186,000 - $224,000 Contract

    Lead backend development efforts as a Senior Engineer at Grafana Labs, focusing on the cutting-edge Grafana Cloud platform. This fully remote role demands strong programming skills and cloud expertise. At Grafana Labs, you will be an essential member of the Mimir squad, influencing the trajectory of our observability solutions. Working in a collaborative...


  • Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada Mastercard Inc. Full-time $91,000 - $140,000 Contract

    Build Java backend applications with Mastercard in Vancouver, applying Spring expertise and testing skills to real-time payment decisions. Work from the Vancouver office.As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute hands-on to design, development, testing, and delivery within Mastercard’s Decision Management program. The platform uses business rules, AI...


  • Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada Mastercard Inc. Full-time $91,000 - $140,000 Contract

    Build Java backend applications with Mastercard in Vancouver, focusing on high-performance software, testing, and secure real-time decisions. The role is office-based.As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute hands-on to design, development, testing, and delivery for Mastercard’s Decision Management platform. Apply Java, Spring, SQL, and Oracle...


  • Toronto, ON, Canada Compunnel Inc. Full-time €100,000 - €130,000 Contract

    Shape the future of backend services as a Backend Software Engineer. Focus on creating and reviewing RESTful APIs using Java/Spring Boot for optimal service performance. In the role of Senior Software Developer, you will lead service design efforts and orchestrate API integrations. This strategic position collaborates closely with Business Analysts to...


  • Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada Remitly Canada Operations, Inc. Full-time €124,000 - €155,000 Contract

    Elevate your career as a Backend Software Engineer II with Remitly, focusing on Customer Data Platform development. Leverage your skills in AWS, backend services, and API design in a collaborative environment. Remitly seeks an experienced Software Development Engineer II to join the Customer Data Platform team within the Identity & Trust organization. Your...


  • Canada Lime Full-time €110,000 - €160,000 Contract

    Build scalable backend systems for Lime’s connected vehicles as a remote Software Engineer based in Canada, using data and strong architecture skills. As a Backend Software Engineer, you will create technology supporting electric vehicles, location and asset data analysis, experimentation, and Lime’s internal messaging platform. The work calls for...


  • Canada SearchLabs Full-time

    This role spans everything our customers touch: the integrations that turn raw vehicle telematics from 330+ providers into clean data, the public APIs enterprises build against, the dashboards they work in, and the ingestion platform underneath it all. It is a mix of product and backend engineering, shaping the APIs and deeper backend components our...


  • Toronto, ON, Toronto Census Division, ON; Ontario, Canada Autodesk Full-time

    Lead backend innovation as a Principal Software Engineer with Autodesk. This senior role focuses on driving technical direction for complex backend systems and APIs. Autodesk's Enterprise Data Management organization seeks a Principal Software Engineer to shape architectural strategies across diverse teams. You will influence backend architecture, mentor...


  • Toronto, ON, Toronto Census Division, ON; Ontario, Canada SearchLabs Full-time

    This role spans everything our customers touch: the integrations that turn raw vehicle telematics from 330+ providers into clean data, the public APIs enterprises build against, the dashboards they work in, and the ingestion platform underneath it all. It is a mix of product and backend engineering, shaping the APIs and deeper backend components our...


  • Canada Autodesk Full-time

    Lead backend innovation as a Principal Software Engineer with Autodesk. This senior role focuses on driving technical direction for complex backend systems and APIs. Autodesk's Enterprise Data Management organization seeks a Principal Software Engineer to shape architectural strategies across diverse teams. You will influence backend architecture, mentor...


  • Toronto, ON, Canada OpenTable Full-time €110,000 - €130,000 Contract

    Build mission-critical backend systems with C# and .NET at OpenTable, working hybrid from the Toronto office two days weekly. Support real-time reservation technology. As a Software Engineer II, you will design and implement services for inventory, availability, and reservation flows. The TMS Inventory team owns complex distributed systems where reliability...


  • Canada Akamai Full-time

    Architect high-throughput REST APIs with Python and Flask at Akamai, supporting resilient backend infrastructure for enterprise security platforms. As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will lead architecture, design, and implementation for high-performance backend systems. You will establish API standards, improve performance, and advance fault-tolerant...


  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Atlassian Full-time

    Overview Working at AtlassianAtlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.To help our teams work together effectively, this role is...


  • Toronto, ON, Toronto Census Division, ON; Ontario, Canada Cognichip Full-time

    About Cognichip At Cognichip, we are building AI-native tools that transform how semiconductor engineers create, verify, and optimize chips. Our platform combines large proprietary models, agentic workflows, domain-specific engineering intelligence, and high-performance simulation infrastructure to accelerate one of the world’s most complex engineering...


  • Halifax, NS, Halifax County, NS; Nova Scotia, Canada Affirm Full-time

    Shape the future of online storage with Affirm as a Backend Software Engineer. This remote role focuses on building and scaling Cache Services using Redis and Valkey while optimizing infrastructure. Join the Data and Storage Services team at Affirm, where your expertise in building reliable backend systems will enhance our online checkout databases and data...


  • Mississauga, ON, Peel Regional District, ON; Ontario, Canada Compunnel Inc. Full-time

    We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based software systems. The ideal candidate will architect backend services, build robust APIs, leverage modern cloud technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that support...


  • Vancouver, BC, Greater Vancouver Regional District, BC; British Columbia, Canada Tucows Domains Full-time €93,600 - €104,000 Temporary

    Overview Tucows is a remote-first backend engineering role for Canada, building open‐internet products across domains, Ting, and Wavelo. Responsibilities Design and develop secure, scalable, reliable, and efficient backend services using modern frameworks and tools. Collaborate with frontend developers to define clear and consistent API endpoints,...


  • Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Census Division, AB; Alberta, Canada Affirm Full-time

    The Streaming team at Affirm is responsible for all things data and drives the strategy for event driven architecture, stream processing, data exploration, discovery and validation We leverage existing open source technologies like Kafka, Flink, Schema registry and also build our own as needed As a member of our team you would spend time identifying and...


  • Moncton, NB, Westmorland Comte, NB; Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada Tucows Domains Full-time €93,600 - €104,000 Temporary

    Overview Tucows is a remote-first backend engineering role for Canada, building open‐internet products across domains, Ting, and Wavelo. Responsibilities Design and develop secure, scalable, reliable, and efficient backend services using modern frameworks and tools. Collaborate with frontend developers to define clear and consistent API endpoints,...