Director of Engineering Games
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$ 232950 - 320307
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Role summary
Were seeking an experienced Engineering Director to lead teams developing voiceAIdriven games. You will manage fullstack engineers building across Roku FireTV and Alexa to deliver toptier voiceactivated gaming experiences. Working closely with product design data and business teams youll align strategy and while ensuring scalability reliability and innovation. As we expand our game titles and platforms you will play a pivotal role in creating engaging cuttingedge applications.
This job opportunity offers a hybrid work arrangement and we are specifically seeking candidates who are comfortable with onsite attendance in our Bay Area office 3 times per week (MWF) and are either currently residing in or near the Bay Area or willing to relocate for onsite work.
What youll do at Volley
- Be actively involved in strategic and product decisions and ensure that the team is driving and executing toward Volleys 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 engineeringwide efforts as part of the engineering leadership team.
Stuff you may have done before
- Proven leadership in hiring diverse teams
- Shipped consumerfacing 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 fastpaced agile environments with rapid innovation.
Musthaves
- 6 years as an engineering leader for multiple highperforming 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 crossfunctional partnerships and influence overall strategy.
- Creative problem solver that can drive and lead through ambiguity.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with technical and nontechnical audiences
Our stack
- Typescript & Node.js
- React React Native
- DynamoDB PostgreSQL Redis
- Proprietary Game Engine
- Kubernetes
Your first 90 days
- Ramp up on multiplatform 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.
The hiring process
- Stage 1: Preliminary Screen with our Senior Recruiting Lead.
- Stage 2: Hiring Manager Interview with our VP of Engineering.
- Stage 3: Technical Project Walkthrough with our Director of Engineering.
- Stage 4: Onsite Interview with various partners and teammates.
- Stage 5: Founder Chat with our Founders
- Stage 6: Offer
Whats 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 workfromhome and inoffice work model.
- We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2week 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 nonbirthing 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 salary range that we expect to pay for this position is $232950$320307annually. This is a portion of the pay band for the role and level we are seeking. The final offer amount will depend on experience education and skills. Base pay is only one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
About Us
Volleyis the leading developer of AIpowered games for Amazon Alexa Roku TVs and mobile devices. Our games attract millions of users every month. Popular Volley games includeSong QuizJeopardy! andThe Price Is Right.
We believe voice interfaces will become the main way people access entertainment in their living rooms kitchens bedrooms and cars. Were building a bundled subscription product similar to Netflix or Spotify for the emerging category of AIpowered games.
Volley was founded by Max Child and James Wilsterman in 2016. Were headquartered in downtown San Francisco in the historic Phelan Building! Were a quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. If you think you would enjoy creating joyful games on top of a rapidly evolving AI technology stack please get in touch!
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 perform essential job functions and receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.
Underrepresented candidates and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
