Head of Engineering

SnapMagic

$150K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in building and shipping software products in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills with a passion for hands-on coding.
  • Experience with AI technologies, specifically LLMs and automation frameworks.
  • Proven ability to enhance team productivity through automation and AI.
  • A focus on customer outcomes and product adoption over just technical perfection.
  • Comfortable navigating product needs from debugging to feature shipping.
  • Skilled in making pragmatic technical decisions under uncertain conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Build and launch production-quality software to validate product execution.
  • Establish high standards for engineering quality and decision-making with personal contributions.
  • Manage SnapMagic Copilot and its associated workflows and iterative processes.
  • Develop AI-driven automation that enhances engineering efficiency for the entire company.
  • Continuously refine recommendation systems based on real customer interactions.
  • Scale platforms and advertising systems to meet production load demands.
  • Collaborate with the CEO to guide product strategy and execution priorities.
  • Lead a high-performing engineering team while maintaining technical involvement.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity stake.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan available (non-matching).
  • Commuter benefits for daily travel.
  • Catered lunches provided on in-office days.
  • Join a passionate, low-ego team with a fast-paced work culture.
Full Job Description
What you'll own

This is a builder role, not a delegator role.

  • Personally build and ship production-quality software until the product and execution motion are proven.
  • Set the bar for engineering quality, speed, and technical decision-making through your own execution.
  • Own SnapMagic Copilot, including LLM workflows, agents, orchestration, evaluation, and rapid iteration.
  • Build and improve AI-powered automation that increases engineering leverage across the business.
  • Own recommendation and relevance systems, continuously improving them through real customer usage.
  • Scale a high-traffic platform and advertising system under production load.
  • Partner closely with the CEO on product strategy, roadmap, and technical priorities.
  • Make pragmatic technical tradeoffs where learning and speed matter more than perfection.
  • Run tight execution loops focused on shipping, learning, and improving-not activity.
  • As the company grows, hire and lead a high-performing engineering team while remaining deeply technical.
Who we're looking for
  • You've built and shipped products in a fast-paced, VC-backed startup where speed, ownership, and ambiguity were part of the job.
  • You're a strong full-stack engineer who still loves writing production code and wants to remain hands-on.
  • You have experience building AI-powered products using LLMs, agents, orchestration frameworks, automation, or adjacent technologies.
  • You naturally look for ways to automate repetitive work and use AI to help a small team accomplish more.
  • You care deeply about product outcomes and customer adoption-not just elegant code.
  • You're comfortable doing whatever the product needs most, whether that's debugging production issues, improving infrastructure, shipping features, or tackling technical debt.
  • You make sound technical tradeoffs, prioritize well under ambiguity, and know when to optimize for speed versus scalability.
  • You want to build an exceptional product and engineering organization-not just manage one.
What we offer
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Medical, dental, and 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 help define how AI transforms the electronics industry, we'd love to talk.

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