Software Engineer

Liferaft is looking for a highly skilled and visionary Software Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced OSINT tools that empower organizations to extract valuable insights from open-source data. This role will be hybrid in Halifax, NS, or fully remote within Canada.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Engineering, you will play a crucial role in building and enhancing our OSINT platform, working on scalable, high-performance applications that handle large-scale data collection and analysis. The ideal candidate is passionate about cybersecurity, intelligence gathering, and developing robust software solutions.

What you do as the Software Engineer at Liferaft

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure OSINT software solutions.
• Build and optimize web scrapers, data pipelines, and APIs to collect and process open-source data.
• Implement machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques for data enrichment and analysis.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and security professionals to refine intelligence workflows.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and security best practices are met.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest OSINT tools, techniques, and industry trends.
• Contribute to the architecture and design of backend services and databases.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

What You Need to Get the Job Done

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript, PHP, Go, or similar languages.

• Experience with web scraping frameworks (e.g., Scrapy, Selenium, BeautifulSoup) and API integrations.

• Knowledge of database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, or NoSQL solutions.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Understanding of security best practices in data collection and processing.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Why Liferaft?

We pride ourselves on our innovative spirit and determination to help solve new challenges developed by the complexities of open source data. Liferaft provides a threat intelligence and investigations platform, Navigator, to corporate security teams around the world, including some of the biggest brands you've probably referenced today! Navigator is designed to identify, track, and validate issues from open source channels (surface, deep web, and darknet) related to executive safety, fraud prevention, and asset & infrastructure protection. Our technology is helping keep these companies, their people, and their operations safe – making a real impact in the world we all live in.
The diversity of our team is integral to our success. We are a team of passionate and supportive individuals and pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative, innovative, and fun culture. 

We offer our team:

• Competitive compensation plan & benefits
• Investment in personal and professional growth
• Remote work/office space with flexible hours
• Flexible time off – Take a minimum of 15 days/year with no cap beyond!
• $750 Yearly Lifestyle Subsidy
• Diversity & Inclusion Committee
• Authentic, engaged team, who value work life balance

We’re building a company future generations can be proud of. Diversity at Liferaft  means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, or any other protected characteristic.