Staff Software Engineer

Magnet Forensics

1d • $154,000 - $264,000

About The Position

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! We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence, elevate, and accelerate an entire product area. You’re someone who can dive into complex distributed systems, design scalable architectures, and still enjoy rolling up your sleeves to ship high‑quality code. You’ve led modernization efforts, improved developer experience, and helped teams adopt better patterns at scale. As a Staff Engineer on one of the Magnet Review teams, you’ll shape the next generation of digital forensics collaboration tools used by agencies around the world. Our mission is to help investigators, analysts, and stakeholders work together more effectively in high‑stakes environments, and your technical leadership will directly impact that mission. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role. You’ll guide engineering direction, influence cross‑team decisions, and help the team adopt modern practices, including the thoughtful use of AI throughout the SDLC and product experience. NOTE: Candidates must reside in The United States or Canada.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, ideally across both backend (C# or similar) and frontend (React or similar).
• 4+ years of experience shipping pragmatic SaaS solutions to production, balancing technical vision with delivery.
• Strong architectural skills: distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and secure system design.
• Excellent mentorship and leadership skills, with the ability to guide and challenge senior developers.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and operating services in Kubernetes, including containerization, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with relational and/or distributed data stores (MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, etc.).
• Clear and confident communication: you can explain tradeoffs, document patterns, and build trust across Engineering, Product, and UX.
• You influence hands‐on technical work, demonstrating new approaches, validating them in practice, and guiding teams as they adopt them.
• Enthusiasm and experience for using agentic AI and other modern practices as a key part of the SDLC.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, Argo).
• Experience building secure systems in high‑security or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with domain‑driven design and modular architecture.
• Understanding of AI systems, including LLM architectures, token generation, and MCP frameworks.

Benefits

• Generous Time Off Policies
• Competitive Compensation
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Reward and Recognition Programs
• Employee Committees & Resource Groups
• Healthcare and Retirement Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees