Top Companies Hiring for Software Jobs in Montreal (Oct 2026)

You are hunting for a software role in Montreal and you keep seeing the same big names, with no clear sense of who is actually hiring. Here is the picture as it stood on 14 October 2026: 62 open Software jobs in Montreal on the JobRise live feed, 33 of them posted in the last 30 days and 10 in the last 7 days. These are open listings, not a market survey, and the numbers move daily.

Who is hiring, ranked by open listings#

One employer dominates the list. Ubisoft has 43 of the 62 open listings. Everyone else trails far behind.

• Ubisoft: 43
• Genetec: 5
• Lyft: 4
• SOGECLAIR: 3
• Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada: 2
• Keywords Studios: 1
• Mongodb: 1
• Evolving Web: 1
• Tecsys Inc.: 1
• Rentokil Initial: 1

Read that list carefully. Some of these names are recruiters or staffing firms, not the end employer. Treat a listing from a staffing firm as a lead, not a final answer about where you would sit or who would sign your paycheque.

What the roles tell you#

Job titles carry real information. Ubisoft's listings include "Lead technique jouabilité (For Honor)", "Sr Community Developer - For Honor", "Sr. Community Developer - Far Cry", and "Sr. Community Developer - Rainbow Six Siege". That is a mix of senior technical leadership and senior community-facing work on named titles.

Genetec's listing is "Spécialiste en tests de logiciels senior / Senior Software Test Specialist". Keywords Studios shows "Analyste en automatisation AQ / QA Automation Analyst". Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada lists "Sr Software Developer (Lead) - EN 178". Mongodb has "Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff), Storage Layer Services (SLS)".

The pattern is blunt. Almost everything on the board is senior. Across all 62 listings, zero show intern, graduate, junior, or trainee titles. If you are early in your career, this snapshot will not hand you an entry-level offer, and you should plan around that reality.

Montreal against the rest of Canada#

Montreal holds 62 software listings. All of Canada has 319 software listings, so the city is one of the country's bigger software markets right now. Montreal has 266 open listings across all categories, which means software is roughly a quarter of the city's activity.

For national context and hiring trends, check the JobRise Hiring Report: Canada. It gives you the wider view that a single city slice cannot.

No listing in this slice shows a salary. When a role does quote one, ranges vary by seniority and by employer, so verify current numbers with the official source before you plan around them.

How to target each type of employer#

Ubisoft is volume. With 43 listings, you can afford to be specific. Pick the titles and franchises that match your actual experience, and drop a line to someone on that team rather than firing one generic application at all 43.

Genetec and Lyft sit in the middle. Five and four listings each means a real presence but not a flood. Aim for the team behind the product, and name the specific posting you want.

The one-listing companies need a different approach. Keywords Studios, Mongodb, Evolving Web, Tecsys Inc., and Rentokil Initial each show a single opening. For those, the posting is the whole opportunity, so your application has to fit it exactly.

Referral and outreach scripts#

A referral beats a cold application. Here is a script for asking someone you already know:

"Hi Priya, I saw Ubisoft has a Sr. Community Developer role on Far Cry open right now. I've spent three years on community tooling and moderation systems. Would you be open to passing my resume to whoever owns that hire? Happy to send a short summary first."

For a cold message to a hiring manager or engineer on the team:

"Hi Marc, I'm a backend developer with six years on distributed systems, mostly Go and Postgres. I saw the Site Reliability Engineer opening on your storage layer services team. I wrote a short note on how I'd approach on-call load for a storage tier. Worth sending it over?"

Keep it under 60 words. Name the exact role. Give one concrete proof point. Ask for one small thing.

A 7-step plan#

1. Filter the Montreal software listings and write down the 10 postings that fit you best. Titles only at this stage.
2. Rank them by how well your last two roles match the title's core words. Match beats brand name.
3. Use the free company insights tool to check each employer before you apply, so your note reflects what the company actually does.
4. Rewrite your top three bullets for each target. Mirror the language in the posting without copying it.
5. Find one person per company on the team behind the posting. Send the referral script first, the cold script second.
6. Send applications in batches of three to five, then follow up after five working days with one short line.
7. Track everything in a simple sheet: company, role, date applied, contact, next step. Review it every Friday.

FAQ#

Are these numbers a market forecast?

No. They are counts of open listings on the JobRise live jobs feed on 14 October 2026. Treat them as a dated snapshot of what was open that day, not a projection.

Why does Ubisoft have so many listings?

The feed shows 43 Ubisoft listings in this slice, far more than any other employer. The titles span several named franchises and both technical and community roles. Beyond what the listings show, I can't tell you about the company's plans.

Is anything open for juniors in this snapshot?

Zero of the 62 listings show intern, graduate, junior, or trainee titles. If you are starting out, widen the city or category you search and keep building project work while you wait for the board to shift.

Should I apply through a staffing firm listing?

You can, but treat it as a lead. Some names on the list are recruiters or staffing firms, so ask early who the end employer is and what the contract looks like before you invest time.

How often do these counts change?

Daily. The snapshot had 33 postings from the last 30 days and 10 from the last 7, so the feed turns over. Re-check the listings before you act on any number here.