Head of Engineering

SnapMagic Search

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
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    Skills

    • Category Developmentunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Customer/Consumer Behaviorunmatched
    • Data Setsunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Electrical Componentsunmatched
    • Electronicsunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Instrumentationunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched

    Description

    SnapMagic is building the digital growth engine for the global electronics industry.

    Our core platform (formerly SnapEDA) already reaches 2M+ engineers annually and is the default discovery layer for electronic components. We're now scaling SnapMagic Copilot, built on a proprietary dataset of 10M+ components, serving as the discovery and demand layer for the global electronics industry.

    This is a category-defining opportunity.

    We are looking for someone who is deeply obsessed with the craft of building products - someone who cares about building scalable systems, shipping with momentum, and improves through rapid feedback from real users.

    Since our seed round, we've doubled revenue with a small team operating at a very high bar. The demand is real. The market is ready. What's missing is a product and engineering leader who can turn momentum into a repeatable shipping machine.

    We're looking for someone who has personally built and shipped complex systems at a fast-growing, VC-backed company and knows what it takes to scale from early adoption to sustained, reliable usage.

    This is a builder role, not a delegator role:

    • You will personally build and ship production-quality software until the motion is proven

    • You will set the bar for speed and quality through example, system design, and execution

    • You will operate in tight feedback loops with users - shipping, learning, and iterating continuously

    • You will own outcomes, roadmaps, and metrics end to end

    The role has two phases:

    Phase 1: Build personally, define the product and execution motion

    Phase 2: Hire and lead a team that compounds velocity

    You will:

    • Ship code regularly and stay hands-on in core systems

    • Own SnapMagic Copilot, including LLM workflows, training loops, evaluation, and iteration speed

    • Own recommendation and relevance systems and continuously improve them through usage data

    • Scale a high-traffic platform and ads system under real production load

    • Run tight weekly execution loops focused on shipped outcomes, not activity

    • Partner closely with the CEO on product direction and priorities

    • Make pragmatic and deliberate technical tradeoffs in cases where speed and learning matter more than elegance

    • Communicate clearly what shipped, what was learned, and what's next

    Who we're looking for

    • You're comfortable being in the details

    • You actively test ideas in production and adjust based on real user behavior

    • You care deeply about whether people actually use what you build

    • You do the unglamorous work like clockwork: debugging, triage, instrumentation, iteration, metrics

    • You take feedback eagerly - from users, data, and teammates - and turn it directly into execution

    • You hold yourself to standards higher than anyone else will

    • You move fast where it matters, close loops, and identify and address drag quickly

    • You make sound tradeoffs, prioritize well under ambiguity, and build systems that scale

    What we offer

    • Competitive salary and meaningful equity

    • Medical, dental, vision

    • 401(k) - non-matching

    • Commuter benefits

    • Catered lunches on in-office days

    • A passionate, low-ego, fast-moving team

    How we work

    • In office Monday, Wednesday, Friday

    • Remote Tuesday and Thursday

    If you want to build a category, own software used by millions, and operate at a genuinely high bar, we'd love to talk.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, CA

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