Senior Backend Developer jobs in Canada
11 live senior backend developer roles in Canada, freshest first, 4 fully remote. Backfilled from company career pages and public boards, refreshed nightly — each links out to apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.
Senior Java Developer - Core/Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · Canada$128k1w ago
Staff Backend Engineer - Second Horizon | Canada | RemoteGrafanalabs · Canada (Remote)$132k–$159kRemote3w ago
Senior Backend Engineer - Brand PlatformFaire · Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON$156k–$215k3w ago- Staff Backend Engineer - Ads FormatsFaire · Toronto, ONJun 25
- Principal Java Developer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · Canada$128kJun 12
- Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Enterprise | Canada | RemoteGrafanalabs · Canada (Remote)$186k–$224kRemoteMay 28
Staff Backend EngineerHellofresh · Toronto, Ontario, Canada$150kMay 26- Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | Canada | RemoteGrafanalabs · Canada (Remote)$186k–$224kRemoteApr 27
- Senior Java Developer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · Canada$128kMar 19
Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, US$118kRemoteMar 12
Senior Java DeveloperKonradgroup · Toronto$120k–$145kOct 30
Routes into backend developer
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers. What it pays: backend developer salary.
- Software Engineer → Backend Developer63% readiness
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How many senior Backend Developer jobs in Canada are open right now?
11 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Jul 20. A page like this only exists while it clears a minimum of live listings, so the count is real inventory, never padding. Every preloaded search: browse the board.
How much do senior Backend Developer jobs in Canada pay?
Of the 11 openings, 10 state a salary. The posted middle band runs $128k–$150k a year. Only postings that state pay are counted; nothing is inferred. Full backend developer pay data, by seniority and country: backend developer salary.
Can I get a backend developer job from an adjacent career?
Measurably, yes. The closest measured pivots in: software engineer (63% skill readiness). Each route page lists exactly which skills carry over and which are missing. Moving out instead: alternative careers for a backend developer.
Which of these jobs do my skills already reach?
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Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. A sample is shown here; see the full filtered board. Each links out to apply at the original posting; salary shown where the posting states it.