Head of Software

SnapMagic

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience building and shipping complex systems
  • Proven track record in a VC-backed, fast-growing company
  • Strong hands-on experience with production-quality software
  • Ability to define product and execution strategies
  • Demonstrated skill in scaling systems effectively

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship production-quality software personally
  • Set high standards for speed and quality through execution
  • Engage users closely for continuous feedback and iteration
  • Own outcomes, roadmaps, and product metrics end-to-end
  • Guide the evolution of core systems and recommendation frameworks
  • Implement regular execution loops focused on shipped outcomes
  • Collaborate directly with the CEO on product vision and priorities

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with non-matching contribution
  • Commuter benefits to ease travel costs
  • Catered lunches available on in-office days
  • Work within a passionate, low-ego team environment
Full Job Description
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.

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