Software Development Engineer in Test

Who We Are

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 continuously innovate to help customers deploy advanced tools to protect their companies, communities, and countries.

Software Development Engineer in Test – a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role that builds and sustains high‑quality software through strong test design, automation, and collaboration with engineering partners.

• Work on meaningful products where quality truly matters
• Learn from experienced quality and engineering leaders
• Grow technical depth and ownership over time
• Contribute to modern quality practices and tooling
• Clear progression path toward Senior or Staff Quality Engineering roles

• Own quality for assigned features, services, or components
• Design and execute risk‑based test approaches aligned to product intent
• Identify gaps in coverage and propose practical improvements
• Participate actively in story refinement, design discussions, and planning

• Build and maintain automated tests across API, UI, and integration layers
• Contribute to existing test frameworks and tooling
• Write clear, maintainable, production‑quality test code
• Help ensure automation is reliable, meaningful, and provides fast feedback

• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide timely quality signals
• Monitor pipeline health, test failures, and flakiness
• Collaborate with engineers to keep pipelines fast and trustworthy
• Learn and apply evolving approaches, including agent‑assisted or agentic workflows, where appropriate

• Partner with software engineers to improve testability and design
• Raise quality risks early with context and evidence
• Participate in root‑cause analysis and defect prevention discussions
• Learn when to push back—and when to accept trade‑offs

• Learn from senior QEs and technical leaders through reviews and mentoring
• Reflect on what works (and doesn’t) in testing and quality practices
• Gradually take on more complex problems and ownership as skills grow

• 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Engineering, or Software Engineering
• Experience supporting quality for production software systems
• Experience working on a cross‑functional product or delivery team

• Solid foundation in test automation (API and UI preferred)
• Ability to read, understand, and write production‑level code
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and modern development workflows
• Experience with AI‑assisted or agentic testing workflows

• Exposure to contract testing, performance testing, or reliability testing
• Familiarity with developer tooling or platform teams
• Experience with Jenkins, Grafana, Playwright, and Linux
• Experience with writing C#

Compensation range: $90,000 – $140,000 (CAD) per year.

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

Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, 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. 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.