Head of Design, Sourcegraph
$225-258.8k
+ Equity
More information about location
Universal code search for developers
Job no longer available
Universal code search for developers
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$225-258.8k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make it so everyone codes by building the tools that keep developers at the bleeding edge.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re passionate about solving the hardest problems in software and shaping the future of technology, join us. Let’s build something extraordinary together
- You've led a Design team at an exceptional company that sells to enterprises (with ~$50m+ ARR)
- You’ve been a dev in a top-tier company with a big codebase and eng team (or that builds a product for such enterprises)
- You play a key role in your company shipping ambitious, successful, and high-quality products
- You code regularly
- You are bold and move fast
- You are located in San Francisco
- You love talking to customers and they love talking with you
What the job involves
- Build & design the best agentic coding tool and platform - through your direct work, building a team of design engineers, and creating the company design sensibility that makes it all possible
- Be bold, forward-thinking, and different in your designs; you’re building the most important technology of the century, not just a SaaS app
- Code and prototype often, talk to users and customers often, and build a team that loves doing the same
- Be comfortable creating an intensely high degree of perfection in 50% of your team’s work - and know which 50% that is
Application process
- Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
- [30m] Recruiter Screen
- [45m] Hiring Manager Screen / Resume Deep Dive
- 🧑💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…
- [60m] Cross-functional team collaboration
- [60m] Technical Deep Dive
- [30m] Values
- [15m] Leadership with co-founder
- We check references and conduct your background check
- Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process
Our take
Inspired by code search engines like OpenGrok, Livegrep and Google Code Search, Sourcegraph has developed a robust tool that allows developers to swiftly search through code across an entire organization. While similar systems are used by large-scale organizations, Sourcegraph aims to make this powerful code search capability accessible to every developer.
Searching through extensive codebases, especially during debugging, can be time-consuming and tiresome. Sourcegraph streamlines this process, saving time and reducing stress for both individuals and businesses. The platform offers a free version for all developers, while revenue is generated through enterprise-specific features tailored for large corporations.
The launch of Cody, an open-source AI tool that enhances coding practices, saw the company expand into AI coding agents - although this part of its business is now splitting off into "Amp". This leaves the Sourcegraph team to focus on delivering and innovating its code search product, which is now a mission-critical piece of AI infrastructure software for many businesses.
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Insights
-20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2021
$125m
SERIES D
Dec 2020
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $223m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision (100% company-paid)
- Unlimited PTO with a 30 day minimum
- Wellness stipend
- Generous travel budgets
- Family planning benefits
- Equity
- Office budget
- Professional development
- Global, remote-friendly team with hubs in key cities
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Quinn Slack
(Board Member & Co-founder)CEO and Member of Technical Staff at Amp Code. Previously co-founded Blend Labs, and also worked at Palantir Technologies where they created a technology platform to help two of the top five U.S. banks recover from the housing crisis.
Beyang Liu
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously a Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies, where they developed new data analysis software on a small, customer-facing team working with Fortune 500 companies. Studied Computer Science at Stanford.
Dan Adler
(CEO)Joined the company in 2016 as Director of BizOps and Strategy. Became VP of Business in 2018, then CEO in 2025. Previously founded Cells Software, was an Investment Associate at Vector Capital, and Consultant at Bain & Company.
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