Technical Lead, Engineering
Magnet Forensics
IT
Canada
CAD 137,900-236,400 / year
Posted on Oct 30, 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!
Role Summary
Are you a technical expert that loves challenging technical problems, developing strategies to solve those problems, and acting as a multiplier and mentor to the teams executing on your strategies? Is it even better when you don’t have to directly manage people and can focus on making an impact instead? We’ve got the role for you.
The Technical Lead for Magnet Nexus is a technical expert with experience in designing a cloud-native data processing system. This role will have direct influence on three teams and the technical roadmaps supporting work they do to bring Magnet Nexus to our customers. The Technical Lead complements the Director, Engineering in shaping priorities and technical direction. Success is measured by strategic impact, not tickets delivered.
Note: The Candidate must reside in Canada.
Role Responsibilities:
- Set and communicate a compelling multi-year technical vision that aligns with organizational goals and supports the health of the teams in partnership with the Director, Engineering.
- Act as a multiplier by mentoring individual contributors and collaborating with managers to foster leadership and technical growth.
- Provide constructive technical feedback to Director, Engineering on team and individual performance.
- Drive development efficiency with the support of AI tooling and data to make recommendations.
- Participate actively in code and architecture reviews, promoting robust and sustainable patterns.
- Guide team in making effective trade-offs between user experience, business priorities, and technical sustainability.
- Support Product Managers with technical input for roadmap development, anticipating technical challenges.
- Communicate technical vision through visuals, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
- Liaise with stakeholders across engineering and product to align on deliverables.
- Work with other Technical Leads and Engineering members to align on architecture vision to make sure we’re solving the right pieces of the overall puzzle.
- Travel: 5-10%.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in software engineering.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP), with a track record of improving scalability, performance, monitoring and cost-efficiency.
- Proficiency in several of C# / ASP.Net Core, Python, PowerShell, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Open Telemetry, SQL, ElasticSearch, DevOps practices including infrastructure as code, SRE, and CI/CD.
- Demonstrable depth and breadth of expertise across multiple domains (e.g. systems design, networking, distributed systems, cloud-scale development and operations, architecture, performance-optimized algorithms).
- Enthusiasm for using Agentic AI in software development and hands-on familiarity integrating AI tools into production workflows, to drive development and accelerate our experimentation with LLMs and multi-context frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex AI concepts into business and product strategies.
- Proven ability to establish credibility with all levels, with technical and non-technical audiences, and to influence teams to support change management initiatives.
- Strong aptitude for learning and teaching others about new technologies.
Nice To Have:
- Experience in delivering compelling technical narratives and plans to an executive audience
- Deep understanding of AI systems including:
- LLM architectures, token generation, and token/context management.
- Multi-modal and multi-context processing (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 (ie. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary + variable).
Compensation Range:
MIN: $137,900 - MID: $197,000 - MAX: $236,400 CAD
Magnet Forensics 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
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 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.
