Senior tech recruiting in Vancouver and BC.
Vancouver's tech ecosystem concentrates gaming, clean-tech, and remote-first SaaS, with a tight senior engineering community. We operate in full compliance with BC's Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act.
The Vancouver market, honestly.
Vancouver's tech market is smaller than Toronto but meaningfully distinct. The gaming industry (EA, Relic, Blackbird) and clean-tech (General Fusion, Svante) produce specialized engineering talent that doesn't surface in other Canadian cities. SaaS (Hootsuite, Clio, Trulioo, Later) has a strong senior bench. Remote U.S. employers have made aggressive plays for Vancouver talent because of time-zone overlap with San Francisco, which has compressed the local senior market.
What you need to know about hiring here.
- Full compliance with BC Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (candidate-pay transparency is required)
- Strong gaming industry network (EA, Relic, Blackbird, Klei, Skybox Labs)
- SaaS and clean-tech engineering benches
- Pacific time-zone alignment with San Francisco — material for U.S. remote roles
Top senior roles in Vancouver.
- Senior Backend / Full-stack Engineer
- Game / Engine Engineer
- Senior ML Engineer
- Platform / DevOps Engineer
- Senior Product Manager (SaaS)
Real salary bands.
- Senior Software Engineer
- CAD $125K–$185K + equity
- Senior ML Engineer
- CAD $140K–$230K + equity
- Game Engine Engineer
- CAD $130K–$200K
Vancouver hiring — questions we hear.
Yes, by default. Our candidate-pay policy (candidates never pay fees) and our licensed operation under the act are published and audited. Our Candidate Rights page documents this in full.