Magnet Forensics
Magnet Forensics
201 – 500 Employees
ConsultingDefenseHealthcare
Magnet Forensics develops digital forensics and incident response software for organizations that investigate and manage digital evidence. Its products, including Magnet AXIOM and Magnet GrayKey, support evidence recovery and analysis across computers, mobile devices, and video sources, while workflow tools help teams organize and streamline investigations. The company serves law enforcement, military, intelligence, and enterprise users, with applications spanning digital investigations, incident response, and evidence management.

Senior Frontend Engineer, Canada (Hybrid)

Lead architecture, performance, and frontend standards for Graykey’s mature web interface at Magnet Forensics. Build digital-investigative software used by law enforcement and government agencies.

Description

  • Own and incrementally evolve the AppLogic web UI architecture while it remains in daily use
  • Define frontend standards for structure, naming, testing, and code review
  • Improve engineering quality through code reviews and paired development
  • Maintain a fast, responsive interface as the product expands
  • Own product analytics instrumentation to provide consistent, useful data for product management
  • Partner with UX designers to translate designs into production-ready interfaces
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams across the organization
  • Incorporate frontend security into everyday engineering decisions
  • Develop core Graykey platform software used by law enforcement and government agencies to extract mobile-device data
  • Strengthen the mature server-rendered UI through improved structure, performance, and data handling

Requirements

  • Must reside in Canada
  • Strong JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills, with the ability to build without a framework
  • Understanding of the DOM, event loop, rendering, and network behavior
  • Experience incrementally improving a mature production frontend
  • Frontend architecture experience spanning state management, component design, and module boundaries
  • Experience profiling and optimizing load time and runtime performance
  • Experience testing frontends at unit, integration, and end-to-end levels
  • Experience implementing real-time UI patterns such as WebSockets or server-sent events
  • Understanding of web security fundamentals, including XSS prevention and safe untrusted-input handling
  • Ability to read, modify, and test production Python, including Jinja or similar templates and dependent endpoints
  • Experience designing product analytics event schemas
  • Experience building software for custom hardware, on-premises deployments, restricted networks, unreliable or unavailable connections, and limited external resources
  • At least six years of professional engineering experience, primarily with production web frontends
  • Demonstrated ability to set frontend direction for a team and drive adoption of conventions
  • Experience working directly with product managers on scope, priorities, and trade-offs
  • Strong Git and code review skills
  • Clear written communication
  • Experience building or maintaining a component library or design system is a plus
  • Experience in digital forensics, law enforcement, or security tooling is a plus
  • Successful completion of a background check
  • US applicants must be authorized to work in the United States through E-Verify requirements

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Competitive compensation
  • Opportunities to volunteer
  • Employee reward and recognition programs
  • Employee committees and resource groups
  • Healthcare and retirement benefits
  • Learning and professional development support
  • Inclusive, accessible recruitment and workplace environment
  • Background checks conducted in accordance with applicable laws

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