Senior Software Engineer - Alexa Games

Role Summary

Volley’s product engineering team is looking for an engineering leader 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 would also be responsible for mentorship and the technical growth of engineers on your team while also promoting work-life balance.

This job opportunity offers a San Francisco-based hybrid work model, and we are specifically seeking candidates who are comfortable with on-site attendance in our SF office 2-3 times per week and are either currently residing in or near the Bay Area or willing to relocate. (We cover relocation!)

What you'll do

• Work on products that reach millions of active users
• Take advantage of our powerful internal engine to build and iterate quickly, focusing on writing logic, not boilerplate
• Develop best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play
• Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver products quickly and effectively

Stuff you may have done before

• Built consumer-facing mobile 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

Must-haves

• 5+ years professional coding experience
• Experience leading a product- and experience-focused software development team
• Experience working with Node.js / JavaScript (TypeScript is a plus!)
• Passion for entertainment and/or games

Our stack

• Volley's own custom-built engine, designed by a rocket scientist :-)
• Typescript, Node, & Next.js
• Kotlin Multiplatform
• Kubernetes & Terraform
• DynamoDB
• Firebase

Your first 90 days

• Onboard into Volley’s engine and deployment infrastructure
• Take the lead on 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

The hiring process

• Stage 1 (Preliminary Screening Call) with a member of our recruitment team
• Stage 2 (Behavioral Interview) with one of our Engineering Managers
• Stage 3 (Technical Screening) with a member of our Engineering team
• Stage 4 (Virtual On-Site Interview) with various partners and team members.
• Stage 5 (Founder Chat) with our Founders
• Stage 6 (Offer)

What's in it for you

• Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered by Volley, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!
• We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.
• We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, and unlimited sick days.
• Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
• We offer visa support for eligible candidates, making relocating for the job smoother and more streamlined.

A full breakdown of our benefits is here!

For Pay Transparency: The base salary range for this position is $165,000-$210,000 annually, based on a local (San Francisco) hire. The final offer amount may depend on experience, education, skills, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

About Volley

Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 55-person team based in San Francisco.

We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:

• Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game
• Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge
• Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleep

We believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.

Our culture

At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).

Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.

We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!

Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!