Magnet Forensics - Software Engineering Manager

• 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. • 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. • 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. • At Magnet Forensics, we take a hybrid-flexible approach to support your productivity and work-life balance. If you’re within a comfortable travel distance to one of our offices, you’ll occasionally join us in person. How often you’ll 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 team’s goals. • We’re 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 • We’re 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 you’re interested in this role, but do not meet all of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply anyways.