Magnet Forensics

Magnet Forensics

Engineering Manager, AI Engineering

Waterloo, Ontario · Staff+ · Contract

Work authorization required$160k-$210kDetected 49 days ago
Distributed SystemsCI/CDMachine LearningSparkMLOpsRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringAdaptability

About the role

  • You'll be responsible for hiring, coaching, career development, and performance
  • 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.
  • If these are the kinds of problems that interest you, then you will feel at home on this team!

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Partner with Tech Leads to ensure complex initiatives have the right direction, and that our systems are adaptable and aligned with long-term goals.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • These in-person moments help us build stronger connections, spark new ideas, and celebrate our successes together.

Requirements

  • You can navigate complex decisions, weigh trade-offs, and help teams move toward adaptable, maintainable solutions, even when the right answer isn't obvious;
  • Experience working effectively across distributed teams.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and a perspective on how to effectively integrate them into engineering workflows and team practices;
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI/ML in constrained deployment models (on-prem, edge, air-gapped)
  • Familiarity with MLOps tooling (e.g., experiment tracking, model versioning, CI/CD for ML).
  • $160,000 - $210,000 (CDN) a year
  • Position Type: New position
  • Competitive compensation
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Reward and recognition programs
  • Nice to Have Skills

Skills

  • Experience in high-stakes domains (security, healthcare, legal) where correctness matters;
  • With employees based around the world, Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence.

Compensation

  • 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 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).
  • $160,000 - $210,000 (CDN) a year
  • Salary range (min - max)
  • Competitive compensation

Benefits

  • Generous time off policies
  • Healthcare and retirement benefits
  • Leverage our time zone coverage in Canada (ET/MT) and Sweden (CET) as an advantage, not a constraint to overcome.
  • people who don't need hand-holding but benefit from thoughtful partnership
  • Magnet is proud to offer benefits such as:

Company info

  • What We're 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.
  • At Magnet Forensics, we take a hybrid-flexible approach to support your productivity and work-life balance.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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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