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.

Role Overview 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.

Why Join Us?

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

What You’ll Do Quality Execution & Ownership

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

Test Automation & Tooling

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

CI/CD & Developer Workflows

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

Collaboration & Quality Advocacy

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

Growth & Continuous Improvement

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

Experience

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

Technical Skills

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

Nice to Have

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 & Benefits 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

Equal Opportunity Employer 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.

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