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As of Aug 19, 2026, the average hourly pay for head engineer in Quebec is $39.83, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $28.37 and $48.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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One of the primary challenges for a Head Engineer is ensuring effective communication and alignment among diverse teams, such as software, hardware, and quality assurance. Balancing technical leadership with management duties—like resource allocation and project prioritization—can also be demanding. Additionally, the Head Engineer must foster collaboration and innovation while maintaining project timelines and meeting business objectives. Addressing these challenges requires strong interpersonal skills, a strategic mindset, and the ability to adapt to evolving project needs.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a head engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Head Engineer, you need advanced engineering expertise, project management experience, and typically a relevant engineering degree with professional certification (such as PE or equivalent). Familiarity with industry-standard software (like AutoCAD, MATLAB, or project management tools) and compliance with regulatory frameworks is crucial. Leadership, effective communication, and problem-solving abilities set outstanding Head Engineers apart by enabling them to guide teams and drive innovation. These skills ensure successful project delivery, safety, and the development of efficient engineering solutions.

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AspectHead EngineerMechanical Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Engineering, leadership experienceBachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering
Work EnvironmentProject management, team leadership, strategic planningDesign, analysis, testing, and manufacturing
Employer & Industry UsageConstruction, manufacturing, engineering firmsAutomotive, aerospace, robotics, manufacturing

The Head Engineer typically oversees engineering projects, manages teams, and sets strategic goals, requiring leadership skills and experience. Mechanical Engineers focus on designing, analyzing, and testing mechanical systems. While both roles require engineering credentials, the Head Engineer has a broader managerial scope, whereas Mechanical Engineers concentrate on technical tasks within their specialty.

What are the most commonly searched types of Engineer jobs in Quebec?

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API Developer (2-year contract)/Developpeur API (contrat de 2 ans)

World Anti-Doping Agency

Montreal, QC • Hybrid

Full-time

Re-posted 15 days ago


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API Developer (2-year contract)


Group: Information Technology and Cybersecurity

Reports to: Head of Development

Location: WADA Headquarters, Montreal, Canada


Posting deadline: 28 August 2026


WHO WE ARE


The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in 1999 as an international independent agency to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. As the global regulatory body, WADA's primary role is to develop, harmonize and coordinate anti-doping rules and policies across all sports and countries. Our key activities include: scientific and social science research; education; intelligence & investigations; development of anti-doping capacity; and, monitoring of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Program.


POSITION OVERVIEW


The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is responsible for monitoring compliance of signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code. WADA's IT group is responsible for development and maintenance of several large scale, and complex web application systems that support various anti-doping activities.


Under the supervision of the Head of Development, the API Developer will be responsible for managing the implementation, integration and support of Application Programming Interface (API) development with external stakeholders, and ensure the adherence of security and reliability principles in software development. The successful candidate must have expertise in software development and cybersecurity.


MAIN CHALLENGES


  • Lead the API implementation, integration and support with external stakeholders; ensure secure and reliable software evolution aligned with stakeholders expectations and WADA software roadmap.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Implement API related features;
  • Demonstrate API capabilities and integration procedures to external stakeholders, provide clear documentation and on-time support to meet the stakeholders' needs;
  • Gather stakeholders' API requests, discuss with software architects and product teams to ensure alignment and prioritization;
  • Assess and advise on the security aspects of software design and architecture, ensuring that security controls and monitoring features are effectively implemented;
  • Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in applications and systems through security assessments, penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS


The ideal candidate is a specialized software developer with expertise in API integration and cybersecurity.


  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Software or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field;
  • 5 - 7 years experience in software development with expertise in supporting external stakeholders with REST API integration;
  • Proficiency in programming languages (Java, scripting languages), secure coding practices, security and monitoring tools;
  • Strong understanding of software, networking and security concepts, with experience in troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues;
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose root causes, develop effective solutions and explain/document technical information clearly and concisely;
  • Ability to synthesize customer requests into technical requirements, communicate and follow through on requirements discussions and prioritization;
  • Ability to effectively communicate security risks and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences;
  • Mendix or DevOps experience is an asset;
  • Excellent oral and written skills in one of the two WADA official languages (English/French) and very good command of the other official language; additional languages would be an asset;
  • Periodic work in the evening or on weekends;
  • No travel required;
  • Fit with organizational culture: Teamwork, team spirit and love of sport;
  • Aligned with WADA core values: Integrity, Openness and Excellence.


WHAT WE OFFER


  • Competitive Benefits Package.
  • Hybrid (Minimun 2 days per week in the Office)


Vision:WADA's vision is a world where all athletes compete in a doping-free sporting environment.

Mission:WADA's mission is to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport.

About us:WADA is headquartered in Montreal, Canada and has regional offices in Cape Town, South Africa; Lausanne, Switzerland; Montevideo, Uruguay; Tokyo, Japan and the office of the President in Warsaw, Poland. As of February 2026, the Agency employs approximately 177 employees and is represented by 55 nationalities. We value the diversity of our employees - current and future - that, as a global team, endeavor every day to protect the rights of clean athletes worldwide.


The masculine is used in our communications for the sole purpose of lightening the text and it designates all genders.WADA believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. All qualified candidates will be considered for this position in a fair manner.WADA would like to thank all candidates who have shown an interest by applying for a position. However, after a thorough profile review, only the retained candidates will be contacted.


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Developpeur API (contrat de 2 ans)


Groupe: Technologie de l'information et cybersecurite

Superieur: Chef du developpement

Lieu: Le Bureau principal de l'AMA, Montreal, Canada


Date limite de candidature: 28 August 2026


QUI SOMMES-NOUS


L'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) a ete creee en 1999 en tant qu'agence internationale independante pour diriger un mouvement collaboratif mondial pour un sport sans dopage.En tant que regulateur de la lutte antidopage dans le monde, le role principal de l'AMA est de developper, d'harmoniser et de coordonner les regles et politiques antidopage dans tous les sports et tous les pays. Nos principales activites comprennent : la recherche scientifique et en sciences sociales ; l'education; les renseignements et enquetes ; le developpement des capacites antidopage ; et la supervision de la conformite au Programme mondial antidopage.


APERCU DU POSTE


L'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) est chargee de controler la conformite des signataires au code mondial antidopage. Le groupe informatique de l'AMA est responsable du developpement et de la maintenance de plusieurs systemes d'application web complexes et a grande echelle qui soutiennent diverses activites antidopage.


Sous la surveillance du chef du developpement, le developpeur API sera charge de gerer la mise en uvre, l'integration et le soutien du developpement de l'interface de programmation d'applications (API) avec les parties prenantes externes, et de veiller au respect des principes de securite et de fiabilite dans le developpement des logiciels. Le candidat retenu doit avoir des competences en matiere de developpement de logiciels et de cybersecurite.


PRINCIPAUX DEFIS


  • Diriger la mise en uvre, l'integration et le support de l'API avec les parties prenantes externes ; assurer une evolution securisee et fiable du logiciel en accord avec les attentes des parties prenantes et la feuille de route du logiciel de l'AMA.


LES RESPONSABILITES CLES


  • Mise en uvre des fonctionnalites liees a l'API;
  • Demontrer les capacites de l'API et les procedures d'integration aux parties prenantes externes, fournir une documentation claire et une assistance en temps voulu pour repondre aux besoins des parties prenantes;
  • Recueillir les demandes d'API des parties prenantes, discuter avec les architectes logiciels et les equipes de produits pour assurer l'alignement et la priorisation;
  • Evaluer et conseiller sur les aspects securitaires de la conception et de l'architecture des logiciels, en veillant a ce que les controles de securite et les fonctions de surveillance soient effectivement mis en uvre;
  • Identifier et attenuer les vulnerabilites des applications et des systemes au moyen d'evaluations de la securite, de tests de penetration et d'analyses des vulnerabilites.


LES QUALIFICATIONS ET LES COMPETENCES


Le candidat ideal est un developpeur de logiciels specialise avec une expertise dans l'integration d'API et la cybersecurite.


  • Baccalaureat ou experience equivalente en ingenierie logicielle ou informatique, en informatique, en mathematiques ou dans un domaine connexe;
  • 5 a 7 ans d'experience dans le developpement de logiciels avec une expertise dans le soutien aux parties prenantes externes avec l'integration d'API REST;
  • Maitrise des langages de programmation (Java, langages de script), des pratiques de codage securisees et des outils de securite et de surveillance;
  • Forte comprehension des logiciels, des reseaux et des concepts de securite, avec une experience dans le depannage et la resolution de problemes techniques complexes;
  • Excellentes competences en matiere d'analyse et de resolution de problemes, avec la capacite de diagnostiquer les causes profondes, d'elaborer des solutions efficaces et d'expliquer/documenter des informations techniques de maniere claire et concise;
  • Capacite a synthetiser les demandes des clients en exigences techniques, a communiquer et a suivre les discussions sur les exigences et a etablir des priorites;
  • Capacite a communiquer efficacement les risques et les solutions en matiere de securite a des publics techniques et non techniques;
  • Une experience de Mendix ou de DevOps est un atout;
  • Excellente maitrise de l'une des langues officielles de l'AMA (anglais ou francais) et tres bonne connaissance pratique de l'autre ; d'autres langues sont un atout;
  • Travail periodique le soir ou la fin de semaine;
  • Aucun voyage n'est necessaire;
  • Correspond a la culture et aux valeurs organisationnelles : travail d'equipe, esprit d'equipe et amour du sport;
  • Aligne sur les valeurs fondamentales de l'AMA : Integrite, ouverture et excellence.


CE QUE NOUS OFFRONS


  • Ensemble d'avantages sociaux competitifs.
  • Hybride (minimum 2 jours par semaine au bureau)


Vision:La vision de l'AMA est un monde ou tous les sportifs peuvent participent a des competitions dans un environnement sans dopage.

Mission:La mission de l'AMA est de mener un mouvement collaboratif mondial pour un sport sans dopage.

A propos de nous:Le bureau principal de L'AMA est situe a Montreal, au Canada, et ses bureaux regionaux sont situes au Cap, Afrique du Sud; Lausanne, Suisse; Montevideo, Uruguay; Tokyo, Japon et le bureau du president a Varsovie, Pologne. En fevrier 2026, l'Agence emploie environ 177 employes et est representee par 55 nationalites. Nous apprecions la diversite de nos employes - actuels et futurs - qui, en tant qu'equipe mondiale, s'efforcent chaque jour de proteger les droits des sportifs propres dans le monde entier.


Le masculin est utilise dans nos communications dans le seul but d'alleger le texte et il designe tous les genres. L'AMA croit au succes d'une organisation inclusive qui valorise la diversite au sein de son equipe. Tous les candidats qualifies seront pris en consideration pour ce poste de maniere equitable. L'AMA tient a remercier tous les candidats qui ont manifeste leur interet en postulant pour un poste. Toutefois, apres un examen approfondi du profil, seuls les candidats retenus seront contactes.