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Lead Principal Engineer, Copilot

at SnapEDA in Redwood City, US

Work Type: On Premise | Salary: From $180,000.00 to $220,000.00 | Employment Type: Full Time

Experience Level: Senior Level | Posted Date: 2025-04-16

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Description

Become a founding member of the new team: building SnapMagic, the copilot for circuit board design.

The SnapMagic company's existing platform (previously known as SnapEDA) is the leading library tool for electrical engineers, helping 1.5 million engineers each year design products like drones, electric cars, and virtual reality headsets 10x faster. This means SnapMagic Copilot is being built on a proprietary dataset of over 10 million components, schematic symbols, and footprints.

We're fresh off a funding round backed by the world's best investors, including Bow Capital, Google's Jeff Dean, Github cofounder Tom Preston-Werner, Friends & Family Capital, and many others.

 

What You Will Be Doing  

• As a Founding Engineer of the SnapMagic Copilot team, you’ll pioneer the development of a new type of AI tool — a copilot for electronics design
• This role involves frontend development in Javascript using Electron.js and Angular, as well as API integrations into desktop tools, and integration of web-based endpoints.
• We have an alpha version in front of users and are looking for a developer to take it to the next level.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering

• Demonstrated track record of designing and building robust applications

• Experience building applications in Javascript frameworks (React, Angular or similar)

• This is a hybrid position that will require in-person work days, 3 days a week

Nice to Haves

• Experience developing desktop applications using the Electron.js or another similar desktop framework

• Experience with computer-aided design software

• Background in electronic circuit design or Electrical Engineering

What We Offer

• A role at the helm of technology, with vast opportunities for impact and innovation.
• Competitive compensation package, inclusive of salary and equity.
• A chance to shape the future of over 1.5 million electrical engineers and the future of electronics.

At SnapMagic, we're a passionate team, dedicated to creating exceptional products and driving meaningful business outcomes. If you're a visionary technologist looking to make a massive impact, we’d love to hear from you!