Senior Software Engineer
Magnet Forensics
Software Engineering
Waterloo, ON, Canada · Toronto, ON, Canada
CAD 111,300-190,800 / year
Posted on Oct 4, 2025
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!
Your Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, your mission will be responsible for the maintenance and addition of digital data interpretation and support. Through the continuous investigation of these applications, the Artifact teams look for ways to gather additional information from data sources which can be used by our customers to assist them with completing digital investigations. Our algorithms make sense of data that is often stored in some combination of: encoded, protected, hidden, deleted, or even corrupted. You will focus on thin-slicing and delivering iteratively, because minutes saved can make a difference to our customers working on high profile cases. In addition to working with the team to brainstorm effective ways to continuously deliver with quality, you will be responsible for generating and analyzing mobile app data, using reverse engineering techniques to develop a comprehensive understanding, and writing code to facilitate robust offline decoding of instances of that data throughout various Magnet products.
What You Will Accomplish:
- Analyze requirements, break down tasks, estimate efforts;
- Design and implement robust, performant, maintainable and testable code;
- Collaborate with your direct team members as well as the engineering org to drive innovation;
- Adapt to changes as they arise from business & customer needs;
- Be an active team member with fellow talented developers and software testers;
- Provide technical leadership without a formal reporting structure within the team and across teams;
- Help support the work of your peers by pair programming, reviewing and providing mentoring;
- Accountable and take ownership of your projects.
What We Are Looking For:
- 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.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 5+ years of relevant professional experience;
- Strong and proficient in C# .NET, with ability to work in other languages as the needs arise (e.g. java, C, Python);
- Strong experience in SQL queries and SQLite;
- Knowledge on mobile OS fundamentals / architecture / APIs;
- Experience with Agile Development Practices;
- Ability to work and collaborate effectively with a distributed team.
Nice To Have Skills:
- Experience providing technical leadership with peers and stakeholders;
- Strong knowledge on cryptography concepts: keychain/keystore, sqlcipher, key derivation, common encryption modes;
- Experience reverse engineering mobile binaries using tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra or Frida;
- Demonstrated presentation skills and team communication skills.
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.
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 (ie. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary + variable)
Compensation Range:
- MIN: $111,300 – MID: $159,000 – MAX: $190,800 CAD
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 aoda@magnetforensics.com 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.
