Software Engineering Manager

Ottawa - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are; What We Do; Where Were 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. Youll 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

Magnet Forensics is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to help shape the next generation of digital forensics tools used by agencies and companies throughout the world. Our mission is to use technology to unlock crimes and help examiners investigators and other stakeholders work together effectively in highstakes environments. Your leadership will directly impact that mission.

The ideal candidate is someone who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence elevate and motivate a team of high-performing engineers. You enjoy managing people and solving organizational challenges as well as diving into complex technical problems to help guide the team towards an optimum solution. Youve led modernization efforts improved developer experience and helped teams adopt better design patterns at scale. You have experience delivering Software as a Service and understand the importance of shipping value quickly and iterating on the learnings. You have used AI tools to improve the velocity and collaboration of the teams you manage.

This is a handson Technical Leadership role. Youll guide engineering direction influence crossteam decisions and help the team adopt modern practices including the thoughtful use of AI throughout the SDLC and product experience.

NOTE: Candidates must reside in Canada.

Key Responsibilities

Your impact is immediate and farreaching. The systems you design will support investigations where minutes matter.
Youll solve meaningful technical challenges. Distributed systems largescale data processing and performance optimization.
Youll elevate the team. Through mentorship architectural guidance and leading by example youll help engineers deliver their best work.
Youll help shape how AI is used responsibly and effectively across our product and engineering practices.

Qualifications

8 years of professional software development experience ideally across both backend (C# or similar) and frontend (JavaScript/React or similar).
2 years management experience; familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices including estimation demos retrospectives and stand-ups.
4 years of experience shipping pragmatic SaaS solutions to production balancing technical vision with delivery.
Strong architectural skills: distributed systems API design data modeling and secure system design.
Excellent mentorship and leadership skills with the ability to guide and challenge senior developers.
Handson experience deploying and operating services in Kubernetes including containerization scaling and troubleshooting.
Proficiency with relational and/or distributed data stores (MySQL Elasticsearch Redis etc.).
Clear and confident communication: you can explain tradeoffs document patterns and build trust across Engineering Product and UX.
You influence handson technical work demonstrating new approaches validating them in practice and guiding teams as they adopt them.
Enthusiasm and experience for using agentic AI and other modern practices as a key part of the SDLC.

Nice To Have Skills

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Helm Argo).
Experience building secure systems in highsecurity or regulated environments.
Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry).
Experience with domaindriven design and modular architecture.
Understanding of AI systems including LLM architectures token generation and MCP frameworks.

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).

$150000 - $200000 (CAD) a year

Salary range (min - max)

Position Type: Current 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

What We Are Looking For

Were looking for someone who checks off most but not all of the boxes listed in skills and experiences. Its 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 well 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 youre within a comfortable travel distance to one of our offices youll occasionally join us in person. How often youll 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 teams goals.

Were 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

Were 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 youre 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 emailprotectedshould 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 positions 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.

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Who We Are; What We Do; Where Were GoingMagnet 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 a...