Design, develop, and maintain robust, performant, secure software for the Review Team. Analyze requirements, estimate effort, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot and fix defects, guide best practices, and make product design and architecture decisions while collaborating across teams.
Who We Are; What We Do; Where We’re Going
Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies, communities, and countries.
Serving thousands of customers globally, our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations, helping investigators fight crime, protect assets, and guard national security.
With employees based around the world, Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence. As a part of Magnet Forensics, you can expect to make a difference in the world, no matter what role you play. You’ll be supported through learning and development, not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.
If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal, we would love to hear from you!
Role Overview
The Magnet Forensics Review Team is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our growing team, responsible for building the next generation of Digital Forensics products enhancing collaboration between various stakeholders in the agency org.
Why Join?
The Engineering Organization is focused on producing software that solves the most important problems facing digital forensics and incident response professionals today.
Our algorithms make sense of data that is often hidden, corrupted, or incomplete. We write well-tested, performant code and build intuitive UIs because we know that minutes can make a difference in national terrorism cases and life-or-death situations.
We are a community of smart, passionate, humble people who recognize that solving the industry’s toughest problems requires constant collaboration, continuous learning, and frequent doses of humour.
NOTE: Candidates must reside in Canada.
What You'll Do
- Analyze requirements, break down tasks and estimate effort;
- Design robust, performant and secure solutions;
- Develop efficient, modular, and maintainable software solutions;
- Participate in code reviews;
- Troubleshoot, debug and fix defects;
- Take initiative, build strong teams and communicate effectively;
- Guide best practices for building, delivering and maintaining multiple source code projects;
- Understanding the intent of the product, and using that knowledge to make product design, and architecture decisions.
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience with .NET/C#;
- 2+ years of ReactJS and/or TypeScript;
- Proficiency with HTML/CSS;
- Proficiency with API architectures such as REST or GraphQL;
- Proficiency using Git based version control systems;
- Proficiency using relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL;
- Proficiency in a testing framework (such as XUnit, Jest, PyTest, etc.);
- Experience with build tools Jenkins/GitLab/Azure DevOps.
Nice To Have
- Experience with other languages such as Python;
- Experience in Linux environments, including shell scripting, etc.;
- Experience with Kubernetes;
- Experience with Distributed Document Stores, such as Elasticsearch, Redis, PostgreSQL JSONB, etc.;
- Experience with alerting, observability, tracing, and general telemetry (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry);
- Experience working in high security environments.
Compensation & Benefits
The Compensation range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location and you are selected for an interview, the Talent Acquisition Partner can share more information with you. If the compensation structure for the role includes an incentive component (i.e. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary + variable).
$80,000 - $130,000 (CAD) a year
Salary range (min - max)
Salary range (min - max)
Position Type: New Vacancy
Magnet is proud to offer benefits such as:
- Generous time off policies
- Competitive compensation
- Volunteer opportunities
- Reward and recognition programs
- Employee committees & resource groups
- Healthcare and retirement benefits
Indicators of Success
We’re looking for someone who checks off most, but not all, of the boxes listed in “skills and experiences”. It’s more important to us to find candidates who can display indicators of success through skills they have developed and experiences they have been a part of, than to find folks who have “been there, done that”. We want to be part of your development journey, and we’ll learn as much from you as you learn from us.
How We Work
At Magnet Forensics, we take a hybrid-flexible approach to support your productivity and work-life balance. If you’re within a comfortable travel distance to one of our offices, you’ll occasionally join us in person. How often you’ll come in depends on your department and team needs, typically ranging from weekly to monthly. These in-person moments help us build stronger connections, spark new ideas, and celebrate our successes together. Most days, you can choose what works best for you, while staying in tune with your team’s goals.
We’re excited to welcome you to our team and look forward to achieving great things together - both in the office and wherever you work best!
The Most Important Thing
We’re looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they have demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences:
CARE – We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.
OWN – We are accountable for our results – while never forgetting to act with integrity, empathy, and respect.
DEDICATE – We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.
EVOLVE – We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.
Here at Magnet Forensics, we are committed to continuous learning and are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This commitment will be reflected in our hiring processes and embedded in our values and how we treat one another. If you’re interested in this role, but do not meet all of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply anyways.
Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. Please contact [email protected] should you require any accommodations.
All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each position’s job duties, among other factors, in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.
US Applicants: Magnet Forensics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Magnet Forensics handles and uses personal data of job applicants in line with its Recruitment Privacy Policy found here.
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