Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Company Overview

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT-related devices. We continually innovate 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 expanded our global presence. As part of Magnet Forensics, you can expect to make a difference, supported through learning and development, and an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team, supporting the development and deployment of next‑generation AI‑powered products. In this role, you will architect, build, and maintain production‑grade test infrastructure and automation frameworks to ensure the reliability and performance of our cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build reusable test frameworks and libraries that serve as shared infrastructure across teams.
• Design and implement testing SDKs and tools that enable other engineers to write better tests faster.
• Contribute to the product codebase by improving testability, instrumentation, and observability.
• Conduct code reviews for test automation pull requests, ensuring best practices and maintainability.
• Apply software engineering principles (design patterns, SOLID) to test automation architecture.
• Define and maintain an automation roadmap aligned with team goals and product evolution.
• Act as a subject matter expert in test strategy and tooling within your domain.
• Mentor and coach other SDETs or SWEs on quality engineering best practices.
• Engineer end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines including build orchestration, deployment automation, and infrastructure‑as‑code for test environments.
• Validate deployments across multiple cloud environments.
• Work closely with developers to improve product quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development within the quality engineering field with a strong focus on cloud automation.
• Strong software engineering skills with demonstrated proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, C#, Java), including:
  
  1. Object‑oriented design and design patterns
  2. Writing clean, maintainable, well‑documented code
  3. Version control (Git) and code review practices
  4. Software architecture and system design principles
  
  
• Experience with or strong interest in AI‑powered development workflows.
• Experience building production‑quality automation frameworks, testing libraries, or developer tools from scratch.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, SDKs, and system integration testing with hands‑on experience designing and implementing APIs for test frameworks or validation tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud‑based testing environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Have Skills

• Familiarity with testing LLM‑powered applications and agentic systems.
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with software design patterns and refactoring techniques.
• Background in distributed systems or cloud architecture.
• Knowledge of observability patterns (structured logging, distributed tracing, metrics instrumentation).
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Experience with BDD, contract testing (Pact).
• Familiarity with AWS services (S3, DynamoDB, OpenSearch).
• Exposure to security testing, performance testing, and regression strategies.
• Knowledge of Docker containers.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation range (primary location): $125,000–$175,000 CDN per year. The actual compensation may vary based on location and experience.

Position type: New Position.

Benefits

• Generous time off policies
• Competitive compensation
• Volunteer opportunities
• Reward and recognition programs
• Employee committees & resource groups
• Healthcare and retirement benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 in accordance with applicable laws. 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.

Magnet does not use artificial intelligence for screening, assessing, or selecting applicants. Should this practice change, we will update this disclosure accordingly.

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