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Search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada
28 open roles for search engineers in Canada as of Nov 15, 2026. Elastic, Lyft, Affirm, Faire and Grafana Labs have the most. 6 are remote.
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Skills asked for in search and recommendations engineer roles in Canada
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- Principal Java Developer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KLead and aboveJavaElasticsearchServerless
- Senior Java Developer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaElasticsearchServerless
- Senior Java Engineer - Security - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaElasticsearchSOC 2
- Senior Go/Kubernetes Engineer - Core/Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorGoJavaCI/CD
- Senior Platform Productivity Engineer - Core/Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaCI/CDKubernetes
- Senior Software Engineer, Search & AIMuck Rack · 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇪Remote (Bulgaria, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United…€95K - €110KRemoteSeniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Staff Software Engineer, SearchBabylist · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$299K - CA$373KLead and aboveTypeScriptReactKotlin
- Senior Search & AI Discoverability Engineer (12 month contract, 40 hours/week, $85/hour)Khan Academy · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Mountain View, CA / Remote (Continental US + Hawaii + Can…—RemoteSeniorGoReactLLM
- Senior Software Engineer - Grafana Search & Storage | Canada | RemoteGrafana Labs · 🇨🇦Canada (Remote)CA$170K - CA$204KRemoteSeniorRustGoPython
- Principal Product Manager II, AI/Vectors - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$192K - CA$304KLead and aboveAIElasticsearchVector databases
- Software Engineer I, Fullstack (Search)Affirm · 🇨🇦Remote CanadaCA$101K - CA$151KRemotePythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)Affirm · 🇨🇦Remote CanadaCA$181K - CA$241KRemoteLead and abovePythonReactKotlin
- Principal Software Developer - Search Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveJavaElasticsearchSlack
- Senior Software Developer, SearchMaintainx · 🇨🇦TorontoCA$107K - CA$195KRemoteSeniorLLMElasticsearch
- Senior Software Developer - Query Engine, Database Internals - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Principal Software Developer - Query Engine, Database Internals - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveJavaPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Principal Software Developer - Vector Search - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveJavaPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Senior Software Engineer, RecommendationsLyft · 🇨🇦Toronto, Canada—SeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Principal Software Developer - Performance Tuning - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveRustJavaC++
- Senior Software Developer - Performance Tuning - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorRustJavaC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Places and SearchLyft · 🇨🇦Toronto, Canada—SeniorGoPythonGCP
- Principal Software Developer - Security - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveJavaElasticsearchSOC 2
- Senior Software Developer - Storage Engine - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Principal Software Developer - Storage Engine - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveJavaPostgreSQLMongoDB
- Senior Java Developer - Core/Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$128K - CA$203KSeniorJavaCI/CDKubernetes
- Principal Product Manager Agents and Context - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇨🇦CanadaCA$154K - CA$244KLead and aboveLLMRAGElasticsearch
- Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - SearchFaire · 🇨🇦Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ONCA$180K - CA$248KSeniorPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, RecommendationsLyft · 🇨🇦Toronto, CanadaCA$150K - CA$187KSeniorGoPythonMachine Learning
Who is hiring for search and recommendations engineer roles in Canada
Where search and recommendations engineer roles in Canada are
- 🇨🇦Canada28
- 🇨🇦Toronto5
- 🇺🇸United States2
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area1
- 🇺🇸California1
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom1
- 🇪🇺Europe1
- 🇮🇪Ireland1
- 🇧🇬Bulgaria1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada
- How many search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada are open right now?
- There are 28 open search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada at 9 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 2 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada?
- Right now the most openings are at Elastic (17), Lyft (3), Affirm (2), Muck Rack (1) and Babylist (1). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada?
- 6 of the 28 open search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada (21%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- How is AI changing search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada?
- 8 of the 28 open search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada (29%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 28 such roles today at 9 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada ask for?
- Most often Elasticsearch (68%), Java (54%), Serverless (29%), Python (29%), PostgreSQL (25%) of the 28 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada?
- Principal Software Developer (6), Senior Software Engineer (4), Senior Software Developer (4), Senior Java Developer (2), Staff Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 28 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada in demand in 2026?
- 28 search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 9 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 2 were posted in the last seven days. 6 (21%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for search and recommendations engineer jobs in Canada?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.




