Director of Engineering, Volley
Games
$232.9-320.3k
3 days a week in office
Voice AI games
Open for applications
Voice AI games
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$232.9-320.3k
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make everyday life a little more entertaining.
Role
Who you are
- Proven leadership in hiring diverse teams
- Shipped consumer-facing web, mobile and/or TV apps at scale (games are nice to have but not required)
- Worked with audio processing, speech recognition, video data, or entertainment applications
- Thrive in fast-paced agile environments with rapid innovation
- 6+ years as an engineering leader for multiple high-performing teams with 2+ years managing other engineering managers
- 5+ years as a software developer; bonus points if you have game development experience
- Technical credibility in leading teams building scalable web and/or mobile applications or services
- Demonstrated experience building reliable software leveraging automated testing and operational best practices
- Keen product sense and demonstrated ability to establish cross-functional partnerships and influence overall strategy
- Creative problem solver that can drive execution and lead through ambiguity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
What the job involves
- We’re seeking an experienced Engineering Director to lead teams developing voice-AI-driven games
- You will manage full-stack engineers building across Roku, FireTV, and Alexa to deliver top-tier voice-activated gaming experiences
- Working closely with product, design, data, and business teams, you’ll align strategy and execution while ensuring scalability, reliability, and innovation
- As we expand our game titles and platforms, you will play a pivotal role in creating engaging, cutting-edge applications
- Be actively involved in strategic and product decisions and ensure that the team is driving and executing toward Volley’s overall vision
- Maintain the tech roadmap for your team and drive its prioritization along with the product team
- Manage a team of engineers and ensure they are highly motivated and developing in their careers by providing stretch opportunities and timely and actionable feedback
- Leverage your technical expertise to guide and empower the team to deliver with high impact and raise the bar for technical excellence on the team
- Use first principles in resourcing decisions and be able to recruit a team of diverse engineers that are best in class in the industry
- Contribute to engineering-wide efforts as part of the engineering leadership team
- Your first 90 days
- Ramp up on multi-platform initiatives
- Prioritize game expansions and upcoming projects
- Implement best practices for testing, observability, and code quality
- Establish engineering standards and processes
- Build trust and alignment across leadership and teams
Application process
- Stage 1 (Preliminary Screen) with our Senior Recruiting Lead
- Stage 2 (Hiring Manager Interview) with our VP of Engineering
- Stage 3 (Behavioral Screen) with an Engineering Manager
- Stage 4 (Onsite Interview) with various partners and teammates
- Stage 5 (Founder Chat) with our Founders
- Stage 6 (Offer)
Our take
Volley is carving a niche in the gaming industry by developing voice-enabled games. By leveraging advanced AI capabilities, Volley provides a gaming experience where players interact with games purely through voice commands.
The success of Volley's games underscores its appeal across diverse demographics, with over 5M people playing its games monthly. Recognizing the transformative potential of AI in gaming, Volley continues to push boundaries by enhancing its AI technologies.
This feat hasn't gone unnoticed by investors, with the company recently securing substantial funding. This infusion of capital will fuel the creation of new voice-controlled games and expand its portfolio to captivate new customers.
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Company
Company benefits
- Healthcare, dental, and vision plans are fully covered by Volley for both employees and dependents
- Reimbursements for One Medical memberships
- 16 paid holidays
- 4 week vacation, with a 2 week minimum
- Parental Leave: 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parent, 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parent
- 40 hours bereavement leave per year
- Unlimited sick days
- Up to 8 weeks unpaid leave per year
- 4 weeks remote work per year
- Up to $250 per month for commuting (Lyft, BART, muni, gas, parking, etc). You may also use this towards WFH supplies
- Lunch in office M, T, W, & F
- $150 a month to cover Thursday lunches/lunches for other days you are not in the office. For permenetly remote employees, the stipend is $250
- $500 per year to help you grow your career
- You will recieve a Macbook Pro (or computer of your choice) upon starting
- Matched 401k plan through Guideline
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Child
(CEO)Previously co-founded Streak Trivia where they served as an iOS Developer. They also worked at The Infatuation as a Writer and iOS Developer.
James Wilsterman
(CTO)Previously co-founded Streak Trivia. Prior to that, they were a Senior Analyst at First Manhattan Consulting Group.
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