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Backend Developer Jobs in Canada

Canada's demand for backend developer professionals continues to grow. Companies across technology, finance, and healthcare are actively hiring, offering competitive compensation and modern work environments.

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Salary Range

$104k$230k

Top Companies

Dropbox, Lyft, Databricks, Gusto, Pinterest, Robinhood +16 more

Job Types

98% Full Time, 2% Contract

Top Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Remote

Work Model

60% On-Site, 40% Remote

Experience Levels

32% Staff, 32% Senior, 26% Mid Level

We found 1,305 backend developer jobs in canada currently hiring in locations including Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Edmonton, Alberta. Salaries range from $104k to $230k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (60%), Remote (40%). Top employers include Dropbox, Lyft, Databricks and 19 other companies.

Skills in Demand for Backend Developer Jobs in Canada

SurgeryPythonCDjangoBackboneRecruitingOperations ManagementWireframing

Common Tools & Technologies

GitExcelDatadogSentryKafka

Companies Hiring for Backend Developer Jobs in Canada

Dropbox8 jobs
Lyft8 jobs
Databricks6 jobs
Gusto4 jobs
Pinterest3 jobs
Robinhood3 jobs

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Junior

Salary varies

2 jobs

Mid Level

Salary varies

13 jobs

Senior

$143k$200k

16 jobs

Staff

$178k$228k

16 jobs

Also searching for: back-end, back end, server-side, api developer, backend engineer, sde, swe, engineer, programmer, software engineer, software developer

1,251–1,300 of 1,305 jobs

4w ago
C

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Financial Hub

Coinbase·Remote - Canada

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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4w ago
P

University Grad Software Engineer (Toronto)

Pinterest·Toronto, ON, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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5w ago
R

Senior Software Developer, Backend Platform

Robinhood·Toronto, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
P

Database Reliability Engineer IV

PagerDuty·Toronto

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
A

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Growth Platform)

Affirm·Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Full Timestaff
$178k – $228kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
S

Back End Engineer (C#.Net, Azure) - Toronto, ON

Source Code·CA

Contractjunior
Contractjunior
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5w ago
E

MTS Software Engineer, Data Platform

eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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5w ago
D

Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
D

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
D

Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
D

Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Senior Software Engineer – Data Visualization

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Software Engineer - New Grad (2026 Start)

Databricks·Vancouver, Canada

Full Timeentry
Full Timeentry
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5w ago
D

Backend Product Software Engineer

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimemidRemote
Full Timemid
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5w ago
G

Staff Software Engineer, Product Engineer

Gusto·San Francisco, CA - Hybrid; Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; Seattle, WA - Remote; Los Angeles, CA - Remote; Toronto, Canada - Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
D

Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Desktop Sync

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
G

Staff Software Engineer, Benefits

Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
C

Senior Software Engineer

Clutch·Toronto, Ontario

Full Timesenior
$160k – $200kFull Timesenior
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5w ago
L

Senior Software Engineer, Forecasting & Real-Time Optimization Platform

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Staff Product Manager, Sharing & Virality

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
D

Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
D

Senior Backend Product Software Engineer

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Senior Full Stack Product Software Engineer

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
D

Senior Fullstack Product Software Engineer, Corporate IT

Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
G

Staff Software Engineer, Marketing Technology

Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
L

Senior C++ Software Engineer

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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5w ago
C

Career Opportunities: Senior Software Engineer (Ontario, Canada Remote) (20332)

Cimpress·CA

Full Timesenior
$104k – $143kFull Timesenior
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5w ago
S

Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing

Scribd, Inc.·Montreal, Quebec, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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6w ago
P

Software Engineer, iOS

Pinterest·Toronto, ON, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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6w ago
S

Software Engineer - IT (Information Technology) - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Societe Generale·Montreal, Quebec, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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6w ago
P

Staff Engineer

PartnerStack·Canada/Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
$170k – $210kFull Timestaff
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6w ago
L

Data Engineer, Localization

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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6w ago
P

Software Engineer II, Backend

Pinterest·Toronto, ON, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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6w ago
C

Member of Technical Staff (SQL Queries)

Cockroach Labs·Toronto, Canada

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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6w ago
R

Software Developer, Backend

Robinhood·Toronto, Canada

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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6w ago
L

Product Manager, Pricing Platform

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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6w ago
M

(Senior) Full-stack Software Engineer - Growth

Make School·Prague, Czechia

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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6w ago
L

Senior Backend and Data Engineer, Telematics

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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6w ago
G

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Time

Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Atlanta, GA;Austin, TX;Boston, MA;Chicago, IL;Los Angeles, CA;Miami, FL;Seattle, WA;Washington, DC;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
$200k – $230kFull Timestaff
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6w ago
C

Forward Deployed Engineer

CoLab·Canada, Remote

Full TimemidRemote
Full Timemid
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7w ago
S

Backend Engineer - User Platform

Spotify·Toronto

Full TimemidRemote
Full Timemid
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7w ago
R

Senior Staff Software Developer, Developer Infrastructure

Robinhood·Toronto, Canada

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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7w ago
R

Software Engineer, Ads

Reddit·Remote - Ontario, Canada

Full TimemidRemote
Full Timemid
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7w ago
R

Software Engineer

Reddit·Remote - Ontario, Canada

Full TimemidRemote
Full Timemid
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7w ago
A

Senior Software Engineer - New Markets

Alpaca·Remote - Canada

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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7w ago
A

Senior Software Engineer - New Markets

Alpaca·Remote - Europe

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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7w ago
L

Software Engineer, Frontend - Mapping Experiences

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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8w ago
L

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Frontend Emphasis) — Lyft Ads

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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8w ago
L

Software Engineer, Customer Care

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timejunior
Full Timejunior
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