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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Magnet Forensics

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 26 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 7 November 2026

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

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 our next-generation AI-powered 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. You will write high-quality maintainable code for testing tools CI/CD pipelines and validation systems that serve as critical engineering infrastructure. You will work closely with developers product managers and other SDETs to design and implement robust cloud test strategies automation frameworks and validation tools.

The successful candidate will flourish making meaningful contributions and elegant solutions be determined and manage major turning points independently in a fast-paced environment. Youll approach test automation as a software engineering discipline applying the same rigor to test code that you would to production code treating test infrastructure as a product that serves internal customers (developers) with the same care as customer-facing features.

What Youll Do

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 development to improve the quality of the product.

What Were Looking For

5 years of experience in Software Development in the Quality Engineering field with a strong focus on cloud automation;
Strong software engineering skills with demonstrated proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. Python C# Java) including:

Object-oriented design and design patterns
Writing clean maintainable well-documented code
Version control (Git) and code review practices
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 (e.g. Grafana DataDog CloudWatch);
Experience with BDD contract testing (Pact);
Familiarity with AWS: S3 DynamoDB OpenSearch;
Exposure to security testing performance testing and regression strategies;
Knowledge of Docker containers.

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).

$125000 - $175000 (CDN) a year

Position Type: New Position

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

Indicators of Success

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.

Magnet Forensics handles and uses personal data of job applicants in line with itsRecruitment Privacy Policyfoundhere.

Magnet does not use artificial intelligence (defined as a machine-based system that infers from input to generate outputs such as predictions content recommendations or decisions) for screening assessing or selecting applicants. Should this practice change we will update this disclosure accordingly.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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