As of November 7, 2026, Jobsy lists 110 staff software engineer jobs in Toronto, ON. The median advertised pay is $216,694 a year (from 30 postings). The most active employers are Capital One Canada, Affirm and Okta. Skills often requested: aws, communication skills, python and leadership.
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8+ YOEOkta needs candidates with 8+ years of software development experience, deep Java or comparable backend skills, and experience running large distributed cloud systems. They also need identity and access protocol knowledge (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML, SCIM), experience building partner-facing APIs, and strong written communication.
8+ YOECandidates need 8+ years of professional software development experience, deep Java and distributed systems skills in a cloud environment, and proven technical leadership. A strong security background and good communication skills are also required.
8+ YOEPartner with client teams to understand their experience adopting the platform, and feed what you learn into the roadmap; Required qualifications:; 8+ years of software engineering experience with progression to…
Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Documentation, Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, Regulatory compliance
8+ YOERequired Qualifications:; 8+ years of software engineering experience with progression to staff-level scope, including ownership of a functional area and cross-functional leadership; A degree in Computer Science,…
8+ YOECandidates need at least 8 years of software engineering or solution design experience and at least 2 years designing solution architectures on a public cloud such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. Preferred extras include an architecture certification, regulated-environment experience and the ability to influence technology executives.
8+ YOECandidates need at least 8 years of software engineering or solution design experience and at least 2 years designing solution architectures on a public cloud such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. Preferred extras include an architecture certification, regulated-environment experience and the ability to influence technology executives.
6+ YOECandidates need at least 6 years of hands-on full-stack development experience in JavaScript, React, Angular, Python, Node.js, Java or Go, plus 6 years in application architecture. Mentoring experience and familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms are strongly valued.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, React, Angular, Node.js
6+ YOECandidates need at least 6 years of hands-on development and system architecture experience, skill in both front-end and back-end development, and experience mentoring engineers. An agile background and 8+ years leading software life cycles are preferred.
7+ YOECandidates need 7+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership across multiple teams. They need backend experience at scale, full-stack skills in Ruby on Rails, TypeScript and React, and a record of shipping shared platform infrastructure.
6+ YOECandidates need 6+ years designing production software, deep backend and distributed systems skills, and cloud-native experience, preferably on AWS. Strong programming in Java or Python, API and event-driven design, and clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences are also required.
Nubank: The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.
Candidates need senior or staff-level experience building highly available distributed systems, ideally in fintech, banking or investments. They must be fluent in English and bring strong event-driven, transactional and domain-driven design skills.
Leadership, Coaching, Microservices, Collaboration, Hybrid model
Nubank: The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.
Candidates need Staff-level experience designing data-intensive platforms, ideally in martech, experimentation, audience or web systems. They must show strong technical leadership, comfort with stakeholders and ambiguity, and skill in writing clear technical proposals.
9+ YOECandidates need a bachelor's or master's in computer science or a related field and 9+ years of professional software development experience. They must have expert skills in Python or Go, hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker and GCP, and a track record of leading distributed systems at scale.
Kubernetes, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, GraphQL, MySQL, MongoDB
10+ YOECandidates need 10+ years of software engineering experience, including leading complex technical initiatives. They need strong backend and full-stack skills, hands-on experience with LLM-powered products or agentic workflows, and clear communication skills.
Leadership, Workflow, Communication skills, Collaboration, Identity and access management, Infrastructure as code
Kaseya Careers: Kaseya is the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software.
10+ YOECandidates need 10+ years of backend, distributed systems or large-scale data platform engineering experience, including leading multi-team data platform delivery. They also need hands-on experience with Kafka, Flink or Spark streaming, CDC and ingestion design, and cloud data platforms on AWS, Azure or GCP.
8+ YOECandidates need 8+ years of production software experience at staff level, plus recent hands-on work shipping LLM or AI product features. They need strong engineering fundamentals, API and distributed systems design, mentoring skills and clear communication with non-technical partners.
5+ YOECandidates need 5+ years of full stack production experience, including influencing technical direction. They must be AI-native engineers who lead large, ambiguous initiatives and communicate well with engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
Candidates need significant software engineering experience at Staff level on complex, cross-team problems, and experience designing and running distributed systems in the cloud, such as AWS. Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Java or a similar language, plus a record of influencing teams that do not report to them, are required.
Candidates need significant software engineering experience at Staff scope, including leading multi-team reliability or delivery work. They also need distributed systems experience on a cloud platform such as AWS and strong programming skills in TypeScript, Java or a similar language.
5+ YOECandidates need a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field and extensive hands-on experience building planning modules for autonomous systems deployed in real operations. Strong C++ or Python skills, Linux experience and the ability to independently drive ambiguous technical problems to solid solutions are required.
Candidates need extensive backend engineering experience, including technical leadership on production systems, and proficiency in Go, Python or another backend language. They also need strong relational database experience, Redis or similar, public API experience, Kubernetes comfort and good English.
Candidates need expert Java skills, experience building reliable high-volume data software under strict SLAs, and knowledge of cloud platforms and NoSQL databases. Deep understanding of database internals and clean code practices is also required.
10+ YOECandidates need 10+ years of professional software engineering experience and a record of technical leadership. They must be expert in distributed systems and comfortable with Python, Django, React, Postgres, JVM languages, gRPC and AWS.
5+ YOEYou will work on cutting-edge technologies including agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI platforms, and large-scale knowledge services, enabling teams across Westlaw…; Build and architect…
How much does a staff software engineer make in Toronto, ON?
The median advertised pay is $216,694 a year, across 30 postings that list pay. The lowest quarter pays under $185,203 and the top quarter over $233,709.
Who is hiring staff software engineers?
Capital One Canada (18), Affirm (13), Okta (8), hireVouch (6) and Jobgether (5).
What skills do staff software engineer jobs ask for?
Postings most often mention aws, communication skills, python, leadership, computer science, coaching, kubernetes and collaboration.