Engineering Manager, AI Engineering

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 looking for an Engineering Manager to build develop and partner with a growing team of 5-10 ML Engineers working on AI systems that power our digital forensics capabilities. Youll be responsible for hiring coaching career development and performance; raising the bar on AI/ML craft by shaping standards developing engineers and building a strong community of practice across the team.

Distributed across Canada and Sweden our MLEs work in cross-functional groups alongside Software Engineers and SDETs and are organized around missions like Search and Enrichment rather than by technical discipline. As part of the AI Engineering leadership team youll work alongside peers to build cohesion across those groups partner with Tech Leads to shape how we approach difficult technical problems and collaborate with Product and UX to make sure the team is solving the right problems for our users.

From building AI that investigators can trust to turn months of case work into days to figuring out what good looks like when users are searching for a needle in a haystack theyve never seen before our team works on challenging and meaningful problems. If these are the kinds of problems that interest you then you will feel at home on this team!

What Youll Do

• Drive operational excellence. Stay accountable for what the team ships and continuously improve how we work by building frameworks for efficient high-quality delivery. Protect team autonomy by bringing clarity and keeping decision making complexity low.

• Guide technical execution. Stay close enough to the technical work to ask sharp questions spot risks and help the team weigh trade-offs. Partner with Tech Leads to ensure complex initiatives have the right direction and that our systems are adaptable and aligned with long-term goals.

• Coach and grow engineers on the team. Help them scope ambiguous projects navigate tough technical trade-offs and prepare for high-stakes conversations. Create opportunities for them to take ownership and expand their impact and support them through clear actionable feedback.

• Foster a culture of experimentation. Create an environment where the team can safely share and test ideas measure results and learn quickly from each other and our data to keep pace in a rapidly evolving space.

• Lead with context and collaboration. Work across Product UX and engineering leadership to align roadmap goals with team capacity and ensure the team is solving the right problems for our users.

• Nurture a high-performing distributed team. Evolve our processes and communication patterns to enhance our distributed collaboration while maintaining a high level of trust within the team. Leverage our time zone coverage in Canada (ET/MT) and Sweden (CET) as an advantage not a constraint to overcome.

• Drive thoughtful AI-assisted development practices. Figure out where AI development tools accelerate the team versus where they create risk and raise our standards accordingly. Cut through the noise to determine what adds real value vs. what is only hype.

What Were Looking For

We are looking for a leader who combines genuine passion for developing people with enough AI/ML depth to coach effectively weigh in on technical trade-offs and raise the bar on our practices. We care more about demonstrated impact and capabilities than whether you check every box.

• 3 years managing or leading teams of engineers with a track record of building healthy teams delivering results and coaching people through growth (regardless of title);

• Hands-on experience building applied AI/ML systems. Enough to understand what good looks like evaluate technical judgment and have credible conversations on technical topics with the team;

• A genuine coaching mindset. You find satisfaction in other peoples growth give direct and useful feedback and have coached Senior and Staff-level engineers; people who dont need hand-holding but benefit from thoughtful partnership;

• Sound technical judgment. You can navigate complex decisions weigh trade-offs and help teams move toward adaptable maintainable solutions even when the right answer isnt obvious;

• Strong cross-functional instincts. You communicate clearly with engineers PMs UX and leadership and understand that your job is to make the whole system work not just to deliver features;

• Experience working effectively across distributed teams. You understand that remote and distributed are different things and know how to build cohesion when people arent in the same room;

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and a perspective on how to effectively integrate them into engineering workflows and team practices;

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience in high-stakes domains (security healthcare legal) where correctness matters;

• Experience with AI/ML in constrained deployment models (on-prem edge air-gapped);

• Experience building and operating scalable distributed systems;

• Familiarity with MLOps tooling (e.g. experiment tracking model versioning CI/CD for ML).

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).

$160000 - $210000 (CDN) a year

Salary range (min - max)

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.

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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:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1