Software Engineer, Volley
TV Games
$144-216k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Voice AI games
Be an early applicant
Voice AI games
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$144-216k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make everyday life a little more entertaining.
Role
Who you are
- Built consumer-facing apps or games at scale
- Operated in environments with fast development cycles focused on rapid product iteration
- Been part of a high-performing engineering team
- Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies
- 3+ years of professional Fullstack coding experience
- Experience supporting a product- and experience-focused software development team
- Experience with modern NodeJS and/or Typescript
Desirable
- Worked directly with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies
- Passion for entertainment and/or games
- Experience with Generative AI
What the job involves
- Volley’s Product Engineering team is looking for a Fullstack Software Engineer who will advocate for and demonstrate a commitment to product quality, well-designed software, and robust architecture
- You would be responsible for expeditiously shipping features that improve the end-user experience while ensuring the highest levels of software quality and collaborating with product, design, and other stakeholders
- You will join a team of engineers working across platforms including Roku, FireTV, and Alexa to deliver best-in-class voice-activated AI gaming experiences to our users
- We’re actively expanding our game titles and platforms and this is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in creating innovative, fun AI-powered games across connected devices
- Work on products that reach millions of active users
- Develop best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play
- Contribute to our powerful internal engine that allows developers to build and iterate quickly
- Architect and deliver solutions for our products that are reliable and scalable
- Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver products quickly and effectively
- Our stack: Typescript & Node.js, React, Kubernetes, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4j
- Our custom engine: GEV (the Good Engine for Voice)
- Our scripting language: Flowscript
- Your first 90 days
- Onboard into Volley’s engine and deployment infrastructure
- Join product roadmap discussions with your product manager
- Familiarize yourself with the project architecture and lay out a technical roadmap
- Deploy lots of new experiments, features, and fixes into production
- Work directly with the product to improve conversion, retention, and monetization for some of the most beloved games in the world
Application process
- Stage 1: (Preliminary Video Call) with a member of our recruitment team
- Stage 2: (Technical Screen Video Call) with one of our engineers + (Behavioral Screen Video Call) with one of our engineering managers
- Stage 3: (Onsite) with various partners and team members
- Stage 4: (Offer)
- Stage 5: (Founder Chat) with our Founders
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 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 values
- Best-in-Class: At Volley, we make the best products in the categories we choose to enter
- Play Together: Our products are designed to bring friends and families closer together. We also care deeply about nurturing this same spirit of togetherness in our work
- Shoot Your Shot: At Volley, we take calculated risks in new markets with the potential for massive rewards. We’re betting that the revolution enabled by voice technologies is just getting started and we want to lead the way forward
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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