MogiBackend Engineer Job Postings Rise in Canada
Job postings for Backend Engineers in Canada saw a notable increase in the last 28 days.
By Ruth Abernathy, Mogi Research · Oct 23, 2026
Job postings for Backend Engineers in Canada rose by sixty two percent in the last 28 days, with sixty new positions posted compared to thirty seven before. This increase follows a broader rise in total new job postings across Canada, which saw a twenty nine percent jump.
The surge in Data Scientist and Data Analyst roles may be linked to increased demand for specific skill sets. The rise in Backend Engineer postings could reflect ongoing development projects or a need for specialized technical expertise.
The growth in Backend Engineer positions was most pronounced in Ontario, Canada, which accounted for eight of the new postings. Affirm was the top employer posting these roles, adding fourteen positions.
The numbers
What roles are growing fastest in Canada in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backend Engineer | 60 | 37 | +62% |
| Data Scientist | 68 | 29 | +134% |
| Data Analyst | 48 | 20 | +140% |
| Product Owner | 42 | 26 | +62% |
| Product Manager | 170 | 114 | +49% |
Top employers: Affirm (14), Mastercard (3), Robinhood (3)
Top states: ON, Canada (8), QC, Canada (4), AB, Canada (1)
Backend Engineer jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-23 with the 28 days before them. Covers CA, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Ruth Abernathy of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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