Job Overview
Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
July 5, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Develop and maintain Magnet One, a full-stack digital forensics platform used by investigators globally to acquire, analyze, and share evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT devices.
- • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and ship new features with urgency, ensuring the platform meets the evolving needs of forensic professionals.
- • Work across both frontend and backend systems, contributing to architecture decisions, code reviews, and deployment pipelines to ensure scalability and reliability.
- • Engage directly with customer feedback and product requirements to translate real-world investigative workflows into technical solutions that enhance usability and effectiveness.
- • Participate in agile development cycles including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives to maintain high team velocity and product quality.
- • Optimize application performance, security, and data integrity to meet the stringent demands of digital evidence handling in law enforcement and corporate investigations.
- • Integrate with third-party data sources and forensic tools to expand platform capabilities and ensure seamless interoperability across diverse device types and operating systems.
- • Contribute to the continuous improvement of development practices, testing frameworks, and documentation to support a culture of engineering excellence and knowledge sharing.
- • Maintain compliance with industry standards for digital evidence handling, ensuring all software components adhere to legal and forensic integrity requirements.
- • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment focused on innovation and integrity.
- • Stay current with emerging technologies in digital forensics, cloud infrastructure, and user experience design to inform platform evolution and competitive differentiation.
- • Participate in on-call rotations to monitor system health, respond to incidents, and ensure high availability of mission-critical forensic tools used by global customers.
- • Translate complex forensic workflows into intuitive user interfaces that empower non-technical investigators to efficiently extract and interpret digital evidence.
- • Work closely with product managers and UX designers to refine user journeys, reduce friction in investigative processes, and increase platform adoption across diverse user bases.
- • Contribute to the design and implementation of secure data handling protocols that protect sensitive evidence and comply with international privacy regulations.
- • Support global deployment and localization efforts to ensure the platform functions reliably across different regions, languages, and regulatory environments.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in full-stack development with experience in modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue) and backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python, .NET)
- • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining scalable web applications with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design (SQL/NoSQL), and secure coding practices
- • Experience working in agile environments with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
- • Ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, and QA teams to deliver customer-focused solutions
- • Familiarity with digital forensics, cybersecurity, or law enforcement technology is a strong plus
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- • Generous paid time off and flexible work arrangements
- • Professional development stipend for courses, certifications, and conferences
- • Remote work flexibility with core collaboration hours
- • Employee stock options and retirement savings plan
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About Magnet Forensics Inc.
Magnet Forensics Inc. develops digital investigation software that acquires, analyzes and reports on evidence from computers, mobile devices, cloud services and IoT sources. Its tools help law-enforcement, government agencies and corporations investigate cybercrime, fraud and insider threats while maintaining forensic integrity. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, the company’s flagship products include Magnet AXIOM, Magnet OUTRIDER and Magnet REVIEW, which automate artifact recovery, timeline reconstruction and collaborative case management to accelerate investigations and produce court-ready evidence.
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