SnapMagic Verified
Electronics
Director of Software & Product
Redwood City, California, United StatesRemoteFull TimeDirector$200,000–$250,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
SnapMagic is seeking a Director of Software & Product to lead the development and scaling of its digital growth engine for the electronics industry. This is a hands-on builder role focused on shipping production-quality software and defining the product and execution motion. The role involves owning key systems like LLM workflows and recommendation engines, scaling a high-traffic platform, and iterating rapidly based on user feedback. Initially, the individual will build personally, then transition to hiring and leading a team to compound velocity. The ideal candidate is obsessed with product craft, building scalable systems, and driving outcomes in a fast-paced, VC-backed environment.
## **Job description**
SnapMagic is building the digital growth engine for the global electronics industry.
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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.**
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We are looking for someone who is deeply obsessed with the craft of building products; someone who cares about building scalable systems, ships relentlessly, 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 fast, 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.
## **Job requirements**
**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 longer than you’d like because that’s what building requires
* 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, close loops, and hate unnecessary blockers
**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.
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, ships relentlessly, 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 fast, 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.
## **Job requirements**
**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 longer than you’d like because that’s what building requires
* 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, close loops, and hate unnecessary blockers
**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.