Backend Developer Salary in Ottawa

Backend Developer jobs in Ottawa hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $114,348/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Reddit

reddit.com
Reddit is an American social platform founded in 2005 and organised into hundreds of thousands of user-created communities known as subreddits. Members post links, text, images and video, and the community ranks each submission through upvotes and downvotes, which decides what surfaces on the front page and inside each community. Headquartered in San Francisco and listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2024, the company earns most of its revenue from advertising and has added data licensing deals that let AI developers train on its public conversation archive.
reddit.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Online Communication • Advertising • Media & Entertainment • Online Forums & Communities • Internet Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Online Communication • Advertising • Media & Entertainment • Online Forums & Communities • Internet Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

$120k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expLos Angeles • Remote (United States, Canada) • Internship • Senior
Go
Python
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

$120k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States, Canada) • Internship • Senior
Go
Python
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Open 314 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 11 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Ads

$119k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote (Canada, United States) • Internship • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Python
Scala
Databases
Apache Kafka
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Chromatic

chromatic.com
Chromatic catches visual, interaction, and accessibility issues before they ship. This enforces your UI standards, even when AI codes. Assign reviewers to speed up sign-off and provide agents with validated UI context.
chromatic.com • Software • Quality Assurance • Est. 2017
Software • Quality Assurance • Est. 2017
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Developer Experience Engineer

$175k – $194k per year • Remote (Europe, North America) • Full-Time
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
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vCluster

vcluster.com
vCluster is a Kubernetes infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2019. The company builds virtual clusters that run inside a single physical Kubernetes cluster, giving each team or tenant what looks like its own isolated control plane without the cost of separate infrastructure. It maintains the open source vCluster project alongside a commercial platform and previously operated as Loft Labs.
vcluster.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Management • Cloud Computing • Software • Virtualization • DevOps • Information Technology • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Management • Cloud Computing • Software • Virtualization • DevOps • Information Technology • Est. 2019
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$172k – $287k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
AI/ML
ChatGPT
OpenAI
DevOps
Kubernetes
GitHub
GitLab
Marketing
Salesforce
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Open 126 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

$142k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
AI/ML
ChatGPT
OpenAI
DevOps
Kubernetes
GitHub
GitLab
Marketing
Salesforce
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Prenuvo

prenuvo.com
Proactive health memberships combining Whole Body MRI, advanced blood biomarker testing, and ongoing clinical guidance—designed to help you track your health year over year.
prenuvo.com • Wayne • Redwood City • Vancouver • Melbourne • Atlanta • Medical Imaging • Health Care
Wayne • Redwood City • Vancouver • Melbourne • Atlanta • Medical Imaging • Health Care
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Engineer - User Experience (Backend)

$180k – $210k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Contractor • Staff
Python
JavaScript
Python
Celery
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
DynamoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Datadog
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Amazon EventBridge
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
ISO 27001
QA
Pact
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Remote

remote.com
Remote is a human resources technology company that provides a global employment platform for managing distributed workforces. Operating as a fully remote enterprise registered with primary corporate operations headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform acts as an Employer of Record (EOR) to assist businesses with international hiring, payroll, benefits administration, and legal compliance. By automating cross-border employment infrastructure and contractor management, it enables organizations to seamlessly scale global teams while adhering to local tax and labor laws.
remote.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Payments • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Payments • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2019
Verified live · 9 min ago 3 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Remote Build)

$108k – $307k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (North America) • Full-Time • Senior
LLM
RAG
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
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Intersect

intersect.ai
Intersect is a clean energy and data centre infrastructure developer headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2016 by Sheldon Kimber. The company develops utility scale solar and battery storage, and builds AI data centres on a power first model where generation, storage, and compute sit together on one site as a self-contained microgrid. Its portfolio is concentrated in Texas and California, and Alphabet completed a multibillion dollar acquisition of the business in 2026.
intersect.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Smart Grid • Data Centers • Information Technology • Energy Storage • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Est. 2016
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Smart Grid • Data Centers • Information Technology • Energy Storage • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Est. 2016
$137k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
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NMI

nmi.com
NMI is a leading provider of payment processing solutions. The company's platform helps businesses accept payments from a variety of sources, including credit cards, debit cards, ACH, and more. NMI's platform offers a range of features, including: Payment gateway Merchant account Payment processing Fraud prevention Customer support NMI's platform is designed to be secure and reliable, with a focus on providing businesses with a seamless payment experience.
nmi.com • Cape Town • Bristol • FinTech • Financial Services • Payments
Cape Town • Bristol • FinTech • Financial Services • Payments
Verified live · 7 min ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

$90k – $176k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada, United States) • Senior
Go
JavaScript
PHP
Python
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
Python
Flask
Databases
Memcached
MySQL
Redis
AI/ML
Pandas
Scikit-learn
Frontend
npm
Pinia
Sass
Vite
Vue.js
Mobile
Quasar
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Git
New Relic
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
QA
Sentry
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Verified live · 7 min ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

$123k – $205k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Senior
JavaScript
PHP
Python
TypeScript
PHP
Laravel
Python
Flask
Databases
Memcached
MySQL
Redis
AI/ML
Pandas
Scikit-learn
Frontend
npm
Pinia
Sass
Vite
Vue.js
Mobile
Quasar
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Git
New Relic
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
QA
Sentry
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Cision

cision.com
Cision is a leading global public relations, earned media, and corporate communications management platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides a comprehensive suite of cloud software and media intelligence solutions, including media contact databases, press release distribution via PR Newswire, social media listening, and campaign analytics.
cision.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • 11-50 employees
HQ: Chicago, United States • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago

Cision, Senior Software Developer, Software Engineer, AMER, Canada

$97k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (AMER) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
Git
GitHub
Kubernetes
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Open 94 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 4 months ago

PR Newswire Canada, Staff Software Developer

$128k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
AI/ML
AI Agents
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
Git
GitHub
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Open 94 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 4 months ago

PR Newswire Canada, Software Developer II

$63k – $147k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 2+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
AI/ML
AI Agents
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
Git
GitHub
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Zocdoc

zocdoc.com
Zocdoc is a digital health platform that connects patients with healthcare providers, allowing users to book appointments online with doctors and dentists who accept their insurance. The service offers a wide range of specialties, including primary care, dentistry, ob-gyn, dermatology, and psychiatry, among others. Zocdoc aims to make healthcare access easier by providing an app for appointment scheduling and management, enhancing the visibility and reputation of healthcare providers through verified reviews, and serving as a partner for health systems and private practices.
zocdoc.com • New York • Pune • Boston
New York • Pune • Boston
Open 91 dayVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data

$168k – $315k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
Dagster
dbt
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Speechify

speechify.com
Speechify is a voice AI productivity company best known for its text-to-speech app. It lets users listen to articles, PDFs, books, and web pages, and also offers voice typing, AI summaries, and AI podcasts. The company was founded in 2017 and is centered on accessibility and productivity.
speechify.com • HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
HQ: Miami, United States • Education • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Go-to-Market Engineer

Remote • PhD
Text-to-Speech
AI Agents
DevOps
Rest API
Vercel
Management
Zapier
Marketing
HubSpot
Salesforce
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Verified live · 1 day ago 9 months ago

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition

$80k – $195k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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$79k – $174k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Ottawa, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Text-to-Speech
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Terraform
Vercel
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Depot

depot.dev
Depot is a build infrastructure platform offering: (1) Depot container builds - remote Docker builds up to 40x faster with Intel and Arm support, (2) Depot GitHub Actions runners - managed CI infrastructure with 30% faster CPUs at half the cost, (3) Depot Cache - distributed caching for Bazel…
depot.dev • AI Agents • Information Technology • DevOps • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
AI Agents • Information Technology • DevOps • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
Open 101 day 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$100k – $250k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitHub
gRPC
OpenTelemetry
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TRM Labs

trmlabs.com
TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence and financial crime prevention platform headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company provides law enforcement agencies, government bodies, regulatory organizations, and financial institutions with tools to monitor, detect, and investigate illicit cryptocurrency transactions and digital asset fraud.
trmlabs.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cybersecurity • Blockchain & Crypto • Blockchain Analytics
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cybersecurity • Blockchain & Crypto • Blockchain Analytics
Top 25% payVerified live · 27 min ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - Canada

$210k – $240k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Web3
TRM Labs
Management
Slack
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Keycard

keycard.ai
Control agent access to tools, APIs, and data. Scoped to the task, enforced by policy, logged for everything.
keycard.ai • Audit • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
Audit • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
Open 103 days 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Identity

$130k – $266k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time
Go
Rust
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
WebAssembly
DevOps
Heroku
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Snyk
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Open 103 days 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Data

$129k – $264k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time
Go
Python
Rust
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Flink
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Heroku
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Snyk
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Open 103 days 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Systems

$129k – $263k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time
Go
Rust
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
A2A
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
WebAssembly
DevOps
CI/CD
eBPF
Heroku
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Auth0
Snyk
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Rectechnologies

rectechnologies.com
rectechnologies.com • San Francisco • Information Technology
San Francisco • Information Technology
Open 104 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
AWS
Vercel
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Kaseya

kaseya.com
Kaseya is a global provider of IT management and cybersecurity software designed primarily for managed service providers (MSPs) and internal IT departments. The company offers a unified platform that enables organizations to monitor networks, manage remote endpoints, automate IT infrastructure tasks, and protect critical business data. Through its comprehensive suite of tools, it helps IT professionals streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and secure distributed work environments against digital threats.
kaseya.com • Bengaluru • Toronto • Quebec • Orlando • Dublin • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • IT Management • Est. 2000
Bengaluru • Toronto • Quebec • Orlando • Dublin • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • IT Management • Est. 2000
Open 108 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$130k – $180k per year • Staff+ • Remote (Canada) • Staff
Go
Rust
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
DevOps
GitOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Auth0
HIPAA
Keycloak
Okta
SOC 2
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Open 108 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$130k – $180k per year • Staff+ • Remote (Canada) • Staff
Go
Rust
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
DevOps
GitOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Auth0
HIPAA
Keycloak
Okta
SOC 2
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Eight Sleep

eightsleep.com
Eight Sleep is a sleep technology company headquartered in New York City and founded in 2014. The company sells the Pod, a mattress cover and hardware system that heats and cools each side of a bed, tracks sleep and biometrics, and adjusts temperature automatically through the night. It sells directly to consumers in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, positioning its products around athletic recovery and sleep fitness.
eightsleep.com • HQ: New York, United States • Wellness Programs • Lifestyle • Health Care • Furniture • Consumer Goods • Wellness • Consumer Electronics • Smart Home Devices • Est. 2014
HQ: New York, United States • Wellness Programs • Lifestyle • Health Care • Furniture • Consumer Goods • Wellness • Consumer Electronics • Smart Home Devices • Est. 2014
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$180k – $210k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
F#
Java
Kotlin
Node JS
Python
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
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Censys

censys.com
Censys is an internet intelligence and attack surface management company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and founded in 2017 out of research at the University of Michigan. The company continuously scans the public internet, fingerprinting hosts, certificates, and services to build a searchable map of exposed infrastructure. It sells that data to enterprise security teams, threat intelligence analysts, and government agencies tracking exposure and adversary infrastructure.
censys.com • HQ: Ann Arbor, United States • Data Collection • Data & Analytics • Network Security • Vulnerability Management • Cybersecurity • Threat Intelligence • Est. 2017
HQ: Ann Arbor, United States • Data Collection • Data & Analytics • Network Security • Vulnerability Management • Cybersecurity • Threat Intelligence • Est. 2017
Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer, Exposure Management

$198k – $233k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Internship • Staff
Assembly
Go
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Censys
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer, SOC & Threat Hunting

$198k – $233k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expAnn Arbor • Remote (United States, Canada) • Staff
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Scala
Databases
Apache Kafka
Google BigQuery
Google Bigtable
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Censys
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Agiloft

agiloft.com
We are on a mission to deliver Contract Lifecycle Management without limitations through agility, seamless extensibility, and deep expertise in order to transform contracts into relationships.
agiloft.com • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2003
Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2003
Open 116 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Sr Software Engineer- Fullstack

$99k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Databases
DynamoDB
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
GitHub
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Spellbook

spellbook.com
Spellbook is the #1 AI contract review platform for transactional lawyers. It uses GPT-5, Claude, and other LLMs to help legal teams draft and review contracts 10x faster, with greater precision—right in Microsoft Word
spellbook.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Natural Language Processing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Natural Language Processing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Open 116 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 4 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$122k – $153k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
AI/ML
Copilot
LLM
RAG
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
tRPC
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Docker
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
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Open 188 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 7 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure

$122k – $158k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
BullMQ
AI/ML
Copilot
Frontend
tRPC
esbuild
Vite
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
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Open 563 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 1 year ago

Software Engineer

$101k – $137k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Copilot
LLM
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
tRPC
esbuild
Vite
DevOps
AWS
Docker
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Directive

directiveconsulting.com
The world's largest tech brands trust the global team at Directive Consulting to bring their performance marketing campaign results to life. Directive's proven Customer Generation methodology has generated +$1B in revenue for clients in the last 1...
directiveconsulting.com • Irvine • Columbus • Raleigh • Chicago • Salt Lake City • Cloud Computing • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing • Est. 2013
Irvine • Columbus • Raleigh • Chicago • Salt Lake City • Cloud Computing • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing • Est. 2013
Open 116 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago

Full-Stack Software Engineer, AI-Enabled Platform (Remote Canada)

$100k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expVancouverTorontoOttawaCalgaryMontreal • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Node JS
BullMQ
Knex.js
Databases
Google BigQuery
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Supabase
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
LLM
Function Calling
Anthropic
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI
Structured Outputs
Frontend
React.js
Radix UI
D3.js
GraphQL
Next.js
Recharts
Remix
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
visx
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Nginx
GitHub
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Design
Figma
Marketing
Google Ads
HubSpot
Salesforce
GA4
LinkedIn Ads
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Backend Developer Salary in Ottawa
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in Ottawa are available on Alion?
There are currently 34 active listings from 13 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Ottawa pay?
The average salary is around $114,348 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Ottawa?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
How do I apply for Backend Developer jobs in Ottawa?
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