Senior Software Engineer, Volley
AI Team
$144-216k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Voice AI games
Job no longer available
Voice AI games
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$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
- This job opportunity offers a hybrid work arrangement, and we are specifically seeking candidates who are comfortable with on-site attendance in our Bay Area office three times per week and are either currently residing in or near the Bay Area or willing to relocate for on-site work
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering
- 4+ years of professional coding experience for production systems with data intensive applications
- Working knowledge of statistical methods for model evaluation (hypothesis testing, cross-validation, experiment design etc.)
- Some experience in Machine Learning or Generative AI
- Creative problem solver that can drive execution and lead through ambiguity
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a software engineer to join our AI Team and play a pivotal role in developing AI-powered games and systems
- In this role, you will be responsible for building robust, scalable systems that support model training, evaluation, deployment and observability
- Our AI team is at the forefront of our R&D efforts ensuring that we’re leveraging the advances in AI technology to deliver the best experiences for our users
- We are building one-of-a-kind new games and enhancing user engagement in existing titles with cutting-edge AI technologies
- You will play a pivotal role in enabling and scaling AI-powered game systems, building infrastructure that supports both experimentation and production ML workflows
- You will join a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists, working on both experimental prototypes and production-scale machine learning systems
- Our AI team is a hub of innovation, ensuring we capitalize on the latest in AI to create joyful, safe, and engaging user experiences
- Build and scale our AI frameworks, including speech recognition model evaluation, inference and deployment
- Design scalable ground truth engineering pipelines for training data generation and transformation
- Enable real-time and batch inference systems that operate at low latency and high throughput
- Drive research-backed development by integrating and experimenting with the latest academic and industry innovations
- Work closely with cross-functional partners (e.g., product, UX) to define system performance metrics and improvement goals
- Stuff You May Have Done Before
- Built and scaled data-intensive pipelines in production environments
- Used LLMs or other foundational models to solve real-world problems
- Worked on reinforcement learning, multi-turn dialogue systems, or voice assistants
- Operated in environments with fast development cycles focused on rapid product iteration
- Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies
- Your First 90 Days
- Onboard into Volley’s ML infrastructure and ASR systems
- Design and ship an end-to-end ASR evaluation pipeline
- Take ownership of Volley’s ground truth engineering pipeline
- Collaborate on at least one AI agent initiative
- Launch improvements that impact conversion, retention, or satisfaction in our live games
Application process
- Stage 1: (Preliminary Video Call) with a member of our recruitment team
- Stage 2: Technical Screen with one of our Engineers + Behavioral Screen with one of our Engineering Managers
- Stage 3: In-person onsite with various partners and team members
- Stage 4: Offer
- Stage 5: Founders Chat
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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