About the role

Software Engineering Manager at Magnet Forensics shaping next-generation digital forensics tools for global agencies. Leading teams and guiding technical direction with a focus on innovation.

Responsibilities

Help shape the next generation of digital forensics tools.
Use technology to unlock crimes, supporting effective collaboration among stakeholders in high‑stakes environments.
Manage people and solve organizational challenges.
Dive into complex technical problems to guide the team towards optimal solutions.
Lead modernization efforts and improve developer experience.
Ensure the importance of shipping value quickly and iterating on learnings.
Guide engineering direction and influence cross‑team decisions.
Help the team adopt modern practices, including thoughtful use of AI throughout the SDLC and product experience.

8+ years of professional software development experience, ideally across both backend (C# or similar) and frontend (JavaScript/React or similar).
2+ years management experience; familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices including estimation, demos, retrospectives, and stand-ups.
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.