SnapMagic · 1 day ago
Director of Software & Product
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $250K/yrSnapMagic is building the digital growth engine for the global electronics industry. They are seeking a Director of Software & Product who will be responsible for building and shipping production-quality software while leading the product direction and execution. The role involves hands-on development, setting quality standards, and scaling the team to enhance velocity.
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Responsibilities
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
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
Qualification
Required
Experience building and shipping complex systems at a fast-growing, VC-backed company
Ability to personally build and ship production-quality software until the motion is proven
Capability to set the bar for speed and quality through example, system design, and execution
Experience operating in tight feedback loops with users — shipping, learning, and iterating continuously
Ownership of outcomes, roadmaps, and metrics end to end
Hands-on experience in core systems and shipping code regularly
Ownership of SnapMagic Copilot, including LLM workflows, training loops, evaluation, and iteration speed
Ownership of recommendation and relevance systems and continuous improvement through usage data
Experience scaling a high-traffic platform and ads system under real production load
Ability to run tight weekly execution loops focused on shipped outcomes, not activity
Experience partnering closely with the CEO on product direction and priorities
Ability to make pragmatic and deliberate technical tradeoffs in cases where speed and learning matter more than elegance
Clear communication of what shipped, what was learned, and what's next
Comfort in being in the details longer than desired due to the requirements of building
Active testing of ideas in production and adjustment based on real user behavior
Deep care about whether people actually use what is built
Willingness to do unglamorous work like debugging, triage, instrumentation, iteration, metrics
Eagerness to take feedback from users, data, and teammates and turn it directly into execution
High personal standards for performance
Ability to move fast, close loops, and eliminate unnecessary blockers
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision
401(k) – non-matching
Commuter benefits
Catered lunches on in-office days
Company
SnapMagic
Creators of SnapMagic Search, your source of component libraries, and SnapMagic Copilot, your AI copilot for circuit board designers.
Founded in 2013
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Y Combinator
2017-01-01Seed
2016-03-21Seed
2015-08-18Seed
Leadership Team
Natasha Baker
Founder & CEO
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