Staff / Principal Software Engineer | Java AI
- Employment type
- Contract · On-site
- Posted
- September 20, 2026
- NOC code
- 21231 — Software engineers and designers
- Province
- Ontario (ON)More in Ontario
Hiring confidence: Sparse posting · 22/100
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Job Overview
This role is based in Ontario. The Canadian NOC code for this position is 21231 — Software engineers and designers. Apexon is hiring for this contract position through Jobily, where you can check how well your resume matches the posting before you apply.
Market context
About this role in Ontario
Average salary for Software Engineer in Ontario
We do not have a salary benchmark for this title in Ontario yet. The posting does not state a salary either.
NOC code
21231 — Software engineers and designers. The National Occupational Classification code is what Express Entry, provincial nominee programs and Job Bank use to identify this occupation.
Typical qualifications for Canadian employers
A degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus demonstrated work in one or more production languages and frameworks.
Licensing: No licence is needed to write software, but the title "engineer" is protected by the provincial engineering regulators; some employers post the same role as "software developer" for that reason.
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Top skills this posting asks for:
- Java
- Spring Boot
- AWS
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What you'll do
- Design end-to-end signal processing and ingestion flows
- Build scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices
- Provide architectural ownership across systems
- Ship production systems quickly
- Work on AI/ML platform development
- Contribute to edge computing solutions
- Lead technical decision-making from 0→1 on new projects
What you'll need
- Strong architectural ownership experience
- Hands-on software engineering expertise
- Experience building production systems
- Java backend development proficiency
- AWS platform knowledge
- AI/ML platform experience
- Edge computing experience
- Ability to work with ambiguity
- Located in or willing to work in Toronto, ON
- Available for hybrid work (3 days onsite)