Data Engineer, Early Career - 2026 (CAN)

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC - K03; Toronto; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic life and AD&D insurance

Paid time off

Health and wellness resources

Job summary

Amazon in Toronto, Ontario is hiring an early-career Data Engineer for a full-time role beginning November/December 2026. You will design and maintain distributed data collection systems, build automated ETL processes, and own metrics and dashboards that drive key decisions across teams.

The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in computer science, data systems and SQL, plus hands-on experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and data warehousing concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Solid foundation in data systems, SQL, and NoSQL.
• Experience designing data pipelines and ETL processes is expected.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain distributed data collection systems.
• Build automated ETL processes and ownership of metrics and dashboards.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases and tune queries for performance.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and internal partners to solve problems.

Skills

Data pipelines

SQL

NoSQL

Python

ETL

Data warehouses

Scripting

AWS

Hadoop

Apache Spark

Data modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Hadoop

Apache Spark

KornShell

Job description

Amazon is looking for early-career talent to join its engineering teams in Toronto, Ontario for a full-time Data Engineer role starting in November or December 2026. If you're finishing or have recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and want to build systems that operate at global scale, this is the kind of opportunity where your work genuinely reaches millions of people.

At Amazon, data engineers work on the backbone of decision-making across the business — designing data pipelines, maintaining data warehouses, and building the analytical infrastructure that engineers, analysts, and data scientists rely on every day. It's hands-on work from day one, with real ownership and real impact.

About the Role: Data Engineer, Early Career

In this position, you'll be responsible for designing and maintaining distributed data collection systems, building automated ETL processes, and owning the ongoing metrics and dashboards that drive key business decisions across teams. You'll work with both SQL and NoSQL database systems, tune queries for performance, and architect solutions for future data storage and reporting needs.

Collaboration is central to the role. You'll work alongside Business Analysts, Data Scientists, and other internal partners to identify opportunities and solve problems — and you'll be expected to troubleshoot, research root causes, and resolve data issues thoroughly when they arise.

Benefits and Salary

The starting salary for this Data Engineer position in Toronto is $97,100 CAD annually. Amazon also provides basic life and AD&D insurance, paid time off, and additional resources aimed at improving health and well-being.

Job Details

Job Type: Full-Time

Company: Amazon

Location: Toronto, ON

Requisition ID: 10559101

Date Posted: September 24, 2026

Schedule: Monday–Friday, up to 40 hours per week, typically 8am–5pm

Pay: $97,100.00 CAD Annually

Responsibilities

As a Data Engineer at Amazon, your day-to-day work centres on building and maintaining the systems that power data-driven decisions across the organization. From designing robust data pipelines to troubleshooting production issues, each responsibility plays a direct role in keeping Amazon's analytical infrastructure running reliably at scale.

• Design and implement automated deployment of distributed systems for collecting and processing log events from multiple sources
• Architect and operate internal data warehouses and SQL/NoSQL database systems, including data schema design
• Own and maintain ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, and dashboards used by engineers, analysts, and data scientists to drive key business decisions
• Monitor and troubleshoot operational or data issues within data pipelines, researching root causes and resolving defects thoroughly
• Drive architectural planning and implementation for future data storage, reporting, and analytic solutions
• Develop code-based automated data pipelines capable of processing millions of data points
• Optimize performance by tuning inefficient database and data warehouse queries
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Data Scientists, and other internal partners to identify opportunities and solve problems

Requirements / Skills

Amazon is looking for early-career candidates who are curious, driven, and ready to take ownership of meaningful work. The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in computer science, practical experience with data systems and SQL, and the mindset to learn quickly in a fast-moving environment.

• Education: Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Age requirement: Must be 18 years of age or older
• Data experience: Experience with data mining, data transformation, and building data pipelines or automated ETL processes
• Database knowledge: Experience with database, data warehouse, or data lake solutions
• SQL proficiency: Hands-on experience with SQL is required
• Scripting skills: Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Python or KornShell
• Preferred — AWS: Experience with Amazon Web Services is a strong asset
• Preferred — Big data: Familiarity with big data processing technologies such as Hadoop or Apache Spark, ETL architecture, and reporting/analytic tools
• Preferred — Data modelling: Knowledge of data schema design basics including normalization and relational vs. dimensional models