Absolutely, being bi/tri lingual in a position that requires it certainly going to work in your favour for an LMIA application, that kind of specialization is exactly what I mean and what the LMIA is designed for. As you pointed out the likelihood of your employer being able to find a skilled Software Engineer who's fluent in those languages and happens to want to work for that company, in that location etc and is a Canadian Citizen/PR is low.pixelfrontier said:
Whereas an employer who's trying to convince ESDC that they can't find a suitable retail supervisor among Canadians and PRs in a populated city like Vancouver or Toronto will have a far harder time.
I'm a Software Developer myself (NOC 2174) and I'm waiting to see how the first draw plays out since I have a 500+ score already, if it becomes evident that an LMIA or PNP is essential I already have an EE PNP application lined up and my employer is ready to apply for an LMIA should that be necessary.
Due to their own experience trying to hire developers specialized in the particular technologies they use whilst also possessing enough experience and technical ability we are both fairly confident an LMIA application would be successful, they've been pretty much constantly recruiting but having to rely on contractors because there aren't enough people qualified for the roles who want a permanent position. Couple this with the growth of the company it means we're constantly understaffed, hence why my employer is so keen to retain me.
If I worked in a saturated field with a generic skillset I'd definitely not expect to receive a positive LMIA.
Anyway I'm rambling, as I said earlier you should talk to your employer about an LMIA, they'd need to advertise for your role for 4 weeks before applying to ESDC, adhering to the requirements on the number of recruitment sites to use etc but I'm pretty sure you'd have no issues.