Senior Android Engineer, Volley
$160-200k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Voice AI games
Open for applications
Voice AI games
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$160-200k
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
- If you’re driven by user experience, love to ship, and sweat the details, this role is for you
- 5-7 years of industry experience in Android development
- Fluency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Experience shipping one or more Android apps
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Passionate about designing and building UX products
- Stuff you may have done before:
- Owned and delivered complex Android projects
- Demonstrated technical excellence in fast-paced environments
- Worked with audio, voice, or emerging technologies
- Built and maintained reusable Android Ui components
What the job involves
- We seek an experienced Android engineer to craft intuitive, impactful experiences that solve meaningful user problems and bring the magic of our latest games to life
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design and deliver high-quality products on Android
- Build efficient and reusable mobile components
- Leverage UI, Compose, and animation expertise to create delightful user experiences
- Mentor, guide, advocate, and support the career growth of individual contributors
- Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices
- Follow data-driven approaches to conduct experiments and iterate features
- Our stack:
- Kotlin & Compose (Android)
- TypeScript & Node (Backend)
- Kotlin Multiplatform for shared mobile networking
- Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI (iOS)
- Your first 90 days:
- Integrate into Volley’s mobile team and get up to speed with our codebase and culture
- Own end-to-end development of larger feature sets or modules, from requirements analysis to production support
- Provide regular progress updates to managers and stakeholders
- Propose improvements to our technical roadmap and project architecture
Application process
- Stage 1 (Preliminary Screening Call) with our Senior Recruiting Lead
- Stage 2 (Mobile Panel) with our Mobile Engineers
- Stage 3 (Onsite Interview) with various partners and teammates
- Stage 4 (Founder Chat) with our Co-Founders
- Stage 5 (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 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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