Selected: 🔙 Backend Engineer.
Selected: 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote.
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🔥 15 hours ago
Lead Backend Engineer owning Scala/Akka real-time gameplay, payments, and compliance. Driving backend architecture and operations across three live casino gaming products.
🔥 17 hours ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer building scalable APIs, data systems, and experimentation services. Powering customer acquisition, engagement, and personalized experiences for Affirm’s consumer financing platform.
🇨🇦 Canada – Remote
💵 $153k - $213k / year
💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 1%
🕒 3 days ago
Backend Engineer scaling Bluehost’s hosting platform for small businesses. Building Python services and APIs while modernizing Linux, MySQL, and legacy Perl systems.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💰 Venture Round on 2021-01
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor
👻 Ghost score 10%
🕒 3 days ago
Associate Backend Engineer building Python, Linux, and MySQL hosting infrastructure for Bluehost. Supporting backend services, automation, and production systems at scale.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💰 Venture Round on 2021-01
⏰ Full Time
🟢 Junior
🟡 Mid-level
🔙 Backend Engineer
🚫👨🎓 No degree required
🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor
👻 Ghost score 10%
🕒 3 days ago
Security technical architect designing secure DevSecOps solutions for GitLab enterprise clients across AMER. Leading security assessments, compliance implementations, and migrations to GitLab security tooling.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💵 $164.9k - $277.6k / year
💰 Secondary Market on 2020-11
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 0%
🕒 3 days ago
Backend Engineer developing distributed control-plane, relay, and identity-integration software for Tailscale’s secure networking platform. Designing, operating, and scaling Go-based backend services.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💵 $163k - $226k / year
💰 $100M Series B on 2022-05
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 20%
🕒 3 days ago
Backend Engineer developing Tailscale’s secure networking control plane, relay infrastructure, and identity integrations. Building reliable distributed services for users and devices worldwide.
🌐 Canada, United States – Remote
💵 $218.4k - $302.8k / year
💰 $100M Series B on 2022-05
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 20%
🕒 3 days ago
Backend Engineer building pipelines and Kubernetes infrastructure for Techstars OS. Supporting the accelerator and investment platform with reliable, observable systems.
🏈 North America – Remote
💵 $115k - $130k / year
💰 $5M Venture Round on 2021-05
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 0%
🕒 3 days ago
Senior Backend Engineer building secure APIs, databases, and services for Tucows Domains, a global wholesale domain registrar. Providing technical direction across distributed engineering teams.
🕒 4 days ago
Java/Spring Boot Developer modernizing applications from Spring Boot 2.7 to 3.5 and Java 11/17 to Java 21. Troubleshooting Maven builds, compatibility, testing, and migration issues remotely in Canada.
🕒 4 days ago
Senior Backend Engineer building secure APIs, databases, and services for Tucows Domains, the wholesale domain registrar. Providing technical direction and coordinating delivery across systems.
🇨🇦 Canada – Remote
💵 $145k - $155k / year
💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2017-02
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 0%
🕒 5 days ago
Staff Backend Engineer building Go-based PostgreSQL automation for GitLab’s DevSecOps orchestration platform. Operating scalable database-as-a-service capabilities across remote teams.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💵 $152.8k - $259.2k / year
💰 Secondary Market on 2020-11
⏰ Full Time
🔴 Lead
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 0%
🕒 6 days ago
Backend engineer building scalable partner and merchant APIs for Affirm's buy-now-pay-later platform. Developing distributed systems with Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
🇨🇦 Canada – Remote
💵 $153k - $213k / year
💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 1%
🕒 6 days ago
Back-end Software Engineer building Ruby on Rails products and features for Kin Insurance. Delivering software with Ruby, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Agile development, and collaborative engineering teams.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
🏈 Alabama, Arizona, +35 more states – Remote
💵 $110k - $127k / year
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor
👻 Ghost score 0%
🕒 6 days ago
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable, AI-enabled platforms for BiblioCommons, a SaaS provider for public libraries. Leading backend development, agentic workflows, integrations, and engineering mentorship.
🕒 September 4
Backend engineering leadership for InvestEngine’s fintech payments platform. Building reliable Python/Django services, improving architecture, and mentoring engineers.
🌏 Anywhere in the World
💰 $3M Equity Crowdfunding - InvestEngine on 2023-03
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
👻 Ghost score 13%
🗣️🇷🇺 Russian Required
🕒 September 4
Associate Technical Architect designing scalable AWS platforms and integrations for Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company. Leading secure cloud architecture, pipelines, APIs, and DevSecOps.
AWS
Cloud
DNS
Docker
EC2
ERP
Grafana
Jenkins
Kafka
Kubernetes
Microservices
Oracle
Prometheus
Python
RPA
Shell Scripting
Splunk
Terraform
🕒 September 4
Senior Backend Engineer scaling APIs and consumer-facing systems at Tilt. Building machine-learning-powered credit products that expand access to fair financial services.
🕒 September 3
Java Developer building MuleSoft APIs and distributed integrations for the electric vehicle manufacturing industry. Supporting CloudHub, Runtime Fabric, APIs, queues, authentication, and production systems.
🌏 Anywhere in the World
⏳ Contract/Temporary
🟢 Junior
🟡 Mid-level
🔙 Backend Engineer
🚫👨🎓 No degree required
👻 Ghost score 10%
🕒 September 3
Senior Software Engineer evolving Planet’s scalable storage infrastructure for satellite imagery data. Building backend services, indexing systems, and disaster recovery capabilities at massive scale.
🌐 United States, Canada – Remote
💵 $142.8k - $178.5k / year
⏰ Full Time
🟠 Senior
🔙 Backend Engineer
🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor
👻 Ghost score 0%
+189 More Backend Engineer Jobs Available!
The average salary for remote backend engineers in Canada is CA$168,244 per year. This is based on data from 1,134 job openings. Our advanced AI searches the internet for remote job openings and posts them on our website. We use the salary data from these job postings to calculate salary expectations.
Below is a breakdown of salary data by years of experience:
| Experience | Number of roles analyzed | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
⚪️ Entry-level Backend Engineer (0 yrs) | 4 | CA$0 |
🟢 Junior Backend Engineer (1-2 yrs) | 65 | CA$159,788 |
🟡 Mid-level Backend Engineer (2-4 yrs) | 269 | CA$171,151 |
🟠 Senior Backend Engineer (5-9 yrs) | 712 | CA$160,704 |
🔴 Lead Backend Engineer (10+ yrs) | 84 | CA$237,404 |
We analyzed 951 job listings in the last year and found it takes about 45 days for employers to close a job opening.
We reviewed 1,134 job postings and found the top 10 skills employers are asking for most often are:
You need strong programming skills in languages like Python, Java, or Node.js, knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL), and experience with server-side frameworks. Understanding RESTful APIs, version control (Git), and cloud services is also important, along with problem-solving and debugging skills.
Typically, a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is preferred. However, relevant experience, a strong portfolio of projects, and proficiency in backend technologies can often substitute formal education. Certifications in specific technologies can also be advantageous.
Responsibilities include designing and maintaining server-side applications, managing databases, ensuring application performance and scalability, collaborating with frontend developers, and troubleshooting issues. You'll also be responsible for implementing security protocols and integrating APIs.
Benefits include flexible work hours, the ability to work from anywhere, reduced commuting costs, and improved work-life balance. Additionally, remote work allows you to collaborate with teams across different regions and gain exposure to a variety of technologies.
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