Lead Software Engineer - Core Platform

About the position

At SnapMagic, we're on a mission to transform how electrical engineers design hardware with AI. As the Lead Software Engineer on our core platform, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of electronics design. We help 1.5 million engineers build products like drones, electric cars, and virtual reality headsets 10x faster, and our platform is growing rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Work across the entire stack (PostgreSQL, Python, Django, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS) to scale our platform, ship new features, improve existing workflows, and design and integrate AI-driven tools.
• Improve and optimize search functionality, enhance our recommendation engine, drive user engagement, and focus on delivering an exceptional user experience.
• Make important architectural decisions, driving the platform's technical direction as we grow.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and AI, while mentoring other engineers.
• Help recruit and build a top-tier software team.
• Lead efforts to integrate our Gen AI-powered Copilot into the platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, with a focus on high-throughput web applications (ideally with Django or modern frameworks).
• Proven ability to design and build scalable, maintainable systems.
• Experience influencing technical direction and mentoring engineers.
• Ability to write clean, efficient code while prioritizing shipping quickly and iterating fast.
• Enjoy collaborating across teams and excited about helping to recruit top talent.
• Available to work 3 days a week in our Bay Area office.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with AI integration and excited to work at the intersection of AI and hardware.
• Experience with electronics or CAD tools.
• 2+ years in senior roles with experience making key architecture decisions and leading teams.
• Experience with Angular or modern frameworks like React, Vue, Ember, or Electron.js.
• Experience as a founding or early engineer at a startup.
• Prioritize delivering great user experiences, not just technical solutions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, and bonuses.
• Flexible work environment (Hybrid in Bay Area).
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in AI and hardware design.