Director of Software & Product

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

Our core platform, SnapMagic Search (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 role owns what ships next — and how fast it ships. We’re hiring a Director of Engineering & Product to own software, product judgment, and execution velocity end-to-end.

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This is not a role where you manage from a distance.

You build. You decide. You ship.

You do things ~3× faster than what most teams think is reasonable, without breaking trust, correctness, or scalability. You move fast because you understand the system deeply — not because you cut corners blindly. If you need long runways, perfect clarity, or heavy process to be effective, this will not be a fit.

Your job

Your job is simple and demanding:

Figure out what actually matters, build it fast, and make sure it works at scale.

You don’t inherit requirements — you interrogate them.
You don’t wait for clarity — you create it.
You don’t optimize for elegance — you optimize for momentum that holds up in production.

Strategy only exists here to unlock execution.
Process only exists if it increases shipping speed.

What you’ll personally drive

You will directly own and move the most important systems forward, including:

• SnapMagic Copilot (LLMs, training loops, correctness, iteration speed)
• Recommendation and relevance systems
• Scaling a high-usage platform and ads system under real load

You will:

• Stay hands-on in the code (~30–40%), shipping production-quality work weekly
• Go deep into core systems: data models, ERDs, search, infra, performance, reliability
• Take immediate ownership of bug and feature triage
• Drive the product roadmap with the CEO — align once, then execute independently
• Write clear system designs so engineers can move fast without thrash
• Run weekly sprints that actually ship outcomes, not activity
• Make explicit tradeoffs when speed beats elegance
• Kill over-engineering and shallow progress
• Communicate what shipped and why — no mysteries

Success is measured in shipping speed, reliability, adoption, and business impact — not tickets, specs, or theory.

How you lead

You raise the bar by example.

You create clarity so engineers can crank without constant checks.
You hire people who prioritize progress over polish.
You build ownership and tech leadership so velocity compounds over time.

You lead by building — not by ceremony.

This role is for you if

• You’re a builder first — coding is how you think
• You move materially faster than most strong engineers your level
• You go deep before you go wide
• You can live with sub-optimal solutions when the business demands momentum
• You make high-judgment product and technical tradeoffs quickly
• You unblock yourself and others without hand-holding
• You care more about shipping than status

People who succeed here develop unusually strong technical and product judgment early because the responsibility is real, the scope is large, and the bar does not move.

This role is not for you if

• You want to manage instead of build
• You over-engineer before validating
• You need perfect clarity to start
• You prefer “interesting” problems over urgent business needs
• You think you’re too senior to write code
• You move at consensus speed

Why this is rare

• You’ll own all of software engineering and product for a platform used by or 2 million professional engineers 
• You’ll build and scale a new product in a massive industry
• You’ll operate with high trust, high autonomy, and high expectations
• You’ll work directly with the CEO on real decisions
• Your scope grows with results, not title

If you do this well, the role naturally evolves into Head of Engineering → VP of Engineering.

If this feels energizing

Send:

• GitHub or LinkedIn
• A short note on something complex you built end-to-end
• One example of shipping under real constraints when speed mattered

Benefits

At SnapMagic, you'll work alongside bright, passionate teammates on a mission to revolutionize the $1.3 trillion electronics industry. The role won’t always be easy—but it will push you to grow, expose you to a wide range of challenges, and give you the chance to accelerate your career faster than most environments allow. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact from day one—and along the way, many of our team members build lifelong friendships and gain experience that shapes their future. Here’s what we offer:

Mission & Impact

• Make your mark – Play a key role in revolutionizing the $1.3T electronics industry by building tools engineers rely on every day
• Real ownership – We empower you to drive decisions, lead initiatives, and see the impact of your work firsthand

Team & Culture

• Tight-knit team – Join a high-trust, low-ego group of passionate builders who care deeply about the mission and each other
• Collaborative environment – We value transparency, shared context, and fast iteration across functions
• Meaningful relationships – Many teammates form lifelong friendships along the way

Work Environment

• Catered lunches – Provided during in-office days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to simplify your workweek

If you want true end-to-end ownership of complex, high-impact systems — and take pride in building things people actually want, fast — we want to hear from you.