Backend Developer Salary in Waterloo

Backend Developer jobs in Waterloo hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $381,896/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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TTEC Digital

ttecdigital.com
TTEC Digital is a customer experience (CX) technology and consulting firm headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and is a division of TTEC Holdings, founded in 1982. The company provides AI-powered contact center solutions, CX strategy consulting, data analytics, and cloud platform integrations through partnerships with providers like Microsoft and AWS. It operates globally with over 1,500 professionals, serving enterprise clients across various industries to modernize their digital ecosystems and customer engagement operations.
ttecdigital.com • HQ: Greenwood Village, United States • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • Conversational AI • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Software • Est. 1982
HQ: Greenwood Village, United States • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • Conversational AI • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Software • Est. 1982
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Engineering Tech Lead

$96k – $192k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 9+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
NATS
Redpanda
AI/ML
Embeddings
LLM
RAG
AI Agents
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
GCP
WebSockets
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Principal Software Engineer

$96k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 12+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Principal
Python
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
NATS
RabbitMQ
Redpanda
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
RAG
AI Agents
Knowledge Graph
DevOps
GCP
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Devoted Studios

devotedstudios.com
Devoted Studios is an external production management company and art outsourcing partner for the video game industry. Operating as a distributed network of specialized creative talent, the studio provides full-cycle game development services including 2D/3D concept art, character design, animation, VFX, and co-development. By combining centralized production control with top-tier freelance artists and boutique teams, it helps game developers scale their production capabilities seamlessly across major PC, console, and mobile titles.
devotedstudios.com • Montreal • Los Angeles • Toronto • Design & Creative • Gaming • Game Development
Montreal • Los Angeles • Toronto • Design & Creative • Gaming • Game Development
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Backend Engineer

$94k – $234k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expMontreal • Remote (Canada) • Senior
Java
Scala
Databases
Apache Kafka
DynamoDB
Redis
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Kubernetes
Rest API
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
API Gateway
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Defuse Labs

defuse.org
Defuse Labs develops NEAR Intents to enable seamless cross-chain interactions in an automated world — connecting AI, services, and financial applications.
defuse.org • Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Open 130 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$94k – $229k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Senior
Node JS
Rust
TypeScript
JavaScript
DevOps
GCP
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
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Open 153 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Solvers)

$92k – $223k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Rust
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
MEV
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Motorola Solutions

motorolasolutions.com
Motorola Solutions is a global leader in public safety and enterprise security solutions, specializing in land mobile radio communications, video security, access control, and command center software. Created in 2011 following the spin-off of Motorola's mobile phone division, the Chicago-based company primarily serves law enforcement, emergency medical services, government agencies, and commercial enterprises. Its integrated ecosystem connects critical communications, AI-powered video analytics, and emergency dispatch systems to help organizations safeguard communities and operations.
motorolasolutions.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Government • Military • Law Enforcement • Military Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: Chicago, United States • Government • Military • Law Enforcement • Military Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
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Sr Software Engineer, AI Agent Platform

$83k – $162k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 10+ years expOntarioColumbia • Remote (Canada) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
Elixir
Go
Python
Rust
Rust
Hyper
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
Edge AI
Text-to-Speech
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
WebRTC
WebSockets
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Boosted

boosted.ai
Alfa combines fundamentals, filings, and transcripts with automated agents so analysts and PMs scale coverage without scaling headcount.
boosted.ai • Peripherals • Travel Technology
Peripherals • Travel Technology
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Senior Software Engineer

$137k – $248k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Spark
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Blue J

bluej.com
Blue J is a Canadian legal technology company founded in 2015 and based in Toronto. Its platform predicts tax and legal outcomes using machine learning. The product is used by accounting and law firms.
bluej.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Design & Creative • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Design & Creative • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
Open 246 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 9 months ago

Software Developer II

$67k – $156k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 5+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Middle
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
Pinecone
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
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Open 240 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Senior Software Developer

$102k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 8+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
Pinecone
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
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Apollo.io

apollo.io
Apollo.io is a leading B2B sales intelligence and engagement platform that helps go-to-market teams discover, contact, and close target accounts. The platform combines a massive database of verified business contacts and company profiles with built-in tools for email sequences, call execution, and workflow automation. By integrating data acquisition directly into the outreach process, it enables sales and marketing teams to streamline prospecting and accelerate revenue growth.
apollo.io • Austin • Mexico City • London • Salt Lake City • San Francisco • Sales & Marketing • Sales Enablement • Lead Generation • Est. 2015
Austin • Mexico City • London • Salt Lake City • San Francisco • Sales & Marketing • Sales Enablement • Lead Generation • Est. 2015
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Senior Software Engineer

$102k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
MongoDB
Redis
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Ansible
Docker
GCP
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Kibana
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub
Robotics
Apollo
Marketing
HubSpot
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Array

array.com
Array is an embedded fintech company headquartered in New York City and founded in 2020 by Martin Toha and Phillip Zedalis. The company supplies white label credit score, credit monitoring, identity protection, and financial management products that banks, fintechs, and digital brands embed in their own applications. It is backed by investors including Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, and Nyca Partners, and sells primarily to financial institutions in the United States.
array.com • HQ: New York, United States • Identity Management • Cybersecurity • Personal Finance • Credit Cards • Financial Services • FinTech • Est. 2020
HQ: New York, United States • Identity Management • Cybersecurity • Personal Finance • Credit Cards • Financial Services • FinTech • Est. 2020
Open 570 days 1 year ago

Lead Go Software Engineer

$200k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Internship • Staff
C#
Java
Node JS
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Supabase

supabase.io
Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company provides a suite of development tools built on top of PostgreSQL, including database management, user authentication, edge functions, real-time data synchronization, and vector storage for machine learning applications. Operating as a remote-first organization, it serves a global community of developers and enterprises by offering a scalable alternative to proprietary cloud platforms through its integrated suite of open-source technologies.
supabase.io • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Mobile App Development • Software • Web Development • Information Technology • Database Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Mobile App Development • Software • Web Development • Information Technology • Database Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

API Engineer

Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Frontend
Zod
DevOps
Vercel
CI/CD
Docker
QA
Vitest
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Verified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Software Engineer - Auth

$69k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
Go
TypeScript
Python
PHP
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Python
Django
PHP
Laravel
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vector
GitHub
AWS
Grafana
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
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Verified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Postgres Engineer

Equity • Remote • Full-Time
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
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Blockchain Capital

blockchaincapital.com
Blockchain Capital is one of the earliest dedicated digital asset venture firms, founded in 2013 in San Francisco. It has invested across many funds in exchanges, infrastructure, decentralised finance and consumer applications. The firm was also a pioneer of tokenised fund structures, issuing a security token to represent limited partner interests.
blockchaincapital.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
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Senior Software Engineer - AI Enablement HR

$87k – $165k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Anthropic SDK
Claude
Function Calling
LLM
AI Agents
Anthropic
Human-in-the-Loop
Model Context Protocol
Management
n8n
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Open 158 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - AI Enablement Finance

$87k – $166k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Claude
LLM
AI Agents
Anthropic
Human-in-the-Loop
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
Web3
Staking
Management
n8n
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Open 163 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - AI Enablement Compliance

$86k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Anthropic SDK
Claude
AI Agents
Anthropic
Human-in-the-Loop
Model Context Protocol
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Management
n8n
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Moonshot AI

moonshot.cn
Moonshot AI is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 that develops the Kimi family of large language models. It gained attention for very long context windows and later for competitive open-weight reasoning models released to the international research community. The company is backed by Alibaba and is regarded as one of China's leading frontier model developers.
moonshot.cn • HQ: Beijing, China • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
HQ: Beijing, China • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
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Senior Backend Engineer

$142k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 12+ years expNew York • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Dart
JavaScript
Go
Rust
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
Flutter
React Native
DevOps
Incident Management
Platform Engineering
GCP
Web3
DeFi
Solana
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Apollo GraphQL Docs

apollographql.com
Connect agents and apps to GraphQL and REST APIs with proven infrastructure trusted by enterprise leaders.
apollographql.com • AI Agents
AI Agents
$165k – $195k per year • Senior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Rust
TypeScript
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
AI Agents
Function Calling
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Kubernetes
IAM
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Open 521 day 1 year ago

Staff Software Engineer, Rust

$192k – $230k per year • Staff+ • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Rust
Frontend
GraphQL
Robotics
Apollo
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Zapier

zapier.com
Build and scale AI workflows and agents across 9,000+ apps with Zapier—the most connected AI orchestration platform. Trusted by 3 million+ businesses.
zapier.com • Artificial Intelligence • Data Integration • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 2011
Artificial Intelligence • Data Integration • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer, Revenue

Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA, APAC) • Full-Time • Staff
ChatGPT
Claude
Management
Zapier
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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 · 2 hours 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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Backstory

backstory.ai
Backstory is AI for sales teams that goes beyond dashboards. Get direct answers to your hardest pipeline questions - which deals are real, which are at risk, and what to do next.
backstory.ai • Toronto • Corporate Events • Artificial Intelligence • Data Visualization
Toronto • Corporate Events • Artificial Intelligence • Data Visualization
$101k – $197k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expToronto • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Python
Scala
SQL
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
AI Agents
OpenAI
LLM
Spark
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Tapcart Inc.

tapcart.com
Founded in 2017, Tapcart provides mobile commerce solutions. They are based in Santa Monica, California.
tapcart.com • Santa Monica • New York • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Commerce
Santa Monica • New York • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Commerce
Top 25% pay 3 months ago

Sr. Full Stack Engineer

$175k – $350k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSanta Monica • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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Top 25% pay 3 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer

$175k – $350k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSanta Monica • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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Tehora

tehora.com
tehora.com • Quebec • Montreal • Ottawa • Laval • Information Technology
Quebec • Montreal • Ottawa • Laval • Information Technology
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Développeur Fullstack

$97k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expQuebec • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
JavaScript
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
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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 · 1 day 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 125 daysVerified live · 1 day 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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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
Verified live · 2 days ago 3 months ago

Civil Engineering Technical Lead (Standards & Innovation)

$137k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
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Backend Developer Salary in Waterloo
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in Waterloo are available on Alion?
There are currently 22 active listings from 9 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Waterloo pay?
The average salary is around $381,896 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Waterloo?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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