Front-End Architect

About Magnet Forensics

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in digital investigative software, developing tools to acquire, analyze, and share evidence from various devices. We are dedicated to innovation, enabling our customers to deploy advanced solutions that protect companies, communities, and countries. Our software plays a critical role in modernizing digital investigations, aiding in fighting crime, protecting assets, and safeguarding national security. With a growing global presence and a commitment to employee development, Magnet Forensics offers a supportive environment with talented and integrous teams. If you're driven to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Front-End Architect with a passion for technical depth and broad influence. This role involves designing architecture, writing code, and focusing on developer experience, scalability, and performance. You will be instrumental in leading modernization efforts, building shared frameworks, and promoting best practices at scale. As a Front-End Architect, you will shape the foundation of our SaaS products, empowering product teams to deliver faster, safer, and more consistent customer experiences. You will collaborate with Senior Engineers, Product Managers, and UX Designers to create a unified, scalable frontend platform across multiple SaaS products. This is a hands-on technical leadership position, combining architectural design, development, and mentorship.

Why You’ll Love This Role?

• Outsized Impact: Unlock speed and consistency across multiple SaaS products, building the foundation for our next-generation unified platform.
• Meaningful Technical Challenges: Tackle complex problems in platform architecture and developer experience, blending scale, complexity, and usability.
• Culture of Autonomy and Trust: Empowered to make decisions, move quickly, and see your work make a measurable difference with no ivory towers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional frontend development experience, with deep expertise in major frameworks (e.g., React, Vue) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 4+ years of experience shipping SaaS solutions to production (AWS, Azure, or GCP), balancing technical vision with delivery.
• Excellent mentorship and leadership skills, with the ability to guide and challenge senior developers.
• Clear and confident communication, adept at explaining tradeoffs, documenting patterns, and building trust across teams.
• Comfortable leading by example, prototyping ideas, proving new patterns, and scaling them through evangelism and mentorship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Have Skills

• Strong experience designing and implementing extensible frontend architectures (e.g., modular React apps, micro frontends, plugin systems).
• Experience with our frontend stack (MUI, Vite[st], Tanstack, Emotion) and related technologies (AWS, Docker, Grafana, AzDO).
• Experience improving frontend developer experience (DX) through tooling, faster local dev loops, observability, feature flagging, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with design systems, accessibility, and internationalization best practices.
• Exposure to domain-driven design concepts for frontend modularization.
• Understanding of AI systems, including LLM architectures, token generation, and MCP frameworks.
• Enthusiasm for using agentic AI and other modern practices in the SDLC.

Compensation And Benefits

The compensation range provided is for the primary job location. Actual compensation may vary based on factors like location, qualifications, experience, and skills. For roles with an incentive component, the range represents total target compensation (base salary + variable).

US Salary Range: MIN: $154,000 - MID: $220,000 - MAX: $264,000 (USD) per year

Canada Salary Range: MIN: $137,900 - MID: $197,000 - MAX: $236,400 (CAD) per year

Magnet Is Proud To Offer Benefits Such As

• Generous time off policies
• Competitive compensation
• Volunteer opportunities
• Reward and recognition programs
• Employee committees & resource groups
• Healthcare and retirement benefits

Indicators of Success

We seek candidates who demonstrate indicators of success through developed skills and experiences, rather than solely relying on meeting every listed qualification. We are invested in your development journey and believe in mutual learning.

How We Work

Magnet Forensics employs a hybrid-flexible approach to support productivity and work-life balance. Employees within reasonable commuting distance to an office will occasionally work in person, with frequency varying by department (weekly to monthly). These in-person interactions foster stronger connections, spark innovation, and celebrate achievements. Most days, you can choose your optimal work setting while aligning with team goals. We are excited to welcome you and achieve great things together, whether in the office or remotely.

The Most Important Thing

We are looking for candidates who can provide examples of how they have demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences:

• CARE: We care about each other and our mission.
• OWN: We are accountable for results with integrity, empathy, and respect.
• DEDICATE: We are committed to our customers and those they protect.
• EVOLVE: We constantly innovate and explore new ways to make an impact.

Magnet Forensics is committed to continuous learning and fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who may not meet all qualifications but believe they can contribute. Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodation is available upon request. Please contact [email protected] for assistance.

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Key skills/competency

• Front-End Architecture
• React
• Vue
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• SaaS
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Developer Experience