Head of Engineering

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San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
200K-250K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software
The Role
Lead engineering for SnapMagic Copilot and a high-traffic electronics platform. Initially build and ship production software hands-on, owning LLM workflows, training, evaluation, recommendation systems, relevance, and ads infrastructure. Partner with the CEO on product direction, make pragmatic technical tradeoffs, establish rapid execution and feedback loops, and communicate results. Later hire and lead an engineering team that scales velocity and reliability.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

Skills Required

  • Personally built and shipped complex production systems at a fast-growing, venture-backed company
  • Hands-on experience building scalable software systems and shipping production-quality code
  • Experience with LLM workflows, training loops, evaluation, and iterative improvement
  • Experience building recommendation and relevance systems using usage data
  • Experience scaling high-traffic platforms and advertising systems under production load
  • Ability to own product outcomes, roadmaps, metrics, and technical execution end to end
  • Ability to make pragmatic technical tradeoffs in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Ability to hire and lead an engineering team after establishing the initial product and execution motion
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
26 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Our mission is to help engineers design electronics faster. We are the first and leading search engine for electronics design, relied on by over a million professional engineers. At SnapMagic, we're passionate about making great tools that enable engineers to build a better world by removing design and manufacturing barriers. We're fresh off a funding round backed by the world's best investors, including Y Combinator, Bow Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, and many notable angels.

Why Work With Us

At SnapMagic, we're a passionate team, dedicated to creating exceptional products and driving meaningful business outcomes. If you're a visionary technologist looking to make a massive impact, we’d love to hear from you!

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