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$ 165838 - 228028
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Job Description
Role summary
Volleys product engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive product quality scalable architecture and robust engineering practices. You will be responsible for shipping highimpact features while ensuring software quality and reliability. This role involves collaborating with product design and engineering teams to optimize technical . You will provide technical leadership mentorship and process improvements to enhance team efficiency. This position requires handson coding strategic decisionmaking and continuous improvement in developer experience testing and deployment.
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
- Own the fullstack features you deliver from ideation through postproduction maintenance.
- Partner with other senior engineers to maintain a high technical bar looking out for things like testing strategy implementation patterns developer experience and delivery practices.
- Collaborate with product management and engineering management to scope initiatives.
- Demonstrate clear vision and an ability to make pragmatic design and delivery choices.
- Mentor pair with and uplevel other engineers within the Volley organization.
- Work with product design and QA to ensure seamless feature delivery.
Stuff you may have done before
- Built and deployed consumerfacing applications or games at scale.
- Worked in fastpaced environments focused on rapid iteration.
- Led testing automation and developer workflow improvements.
- Designed and optimized distributed systems and scalable architectures.
Musthaves
- 6 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong fullstack development skills with modern Node.js and TypeScript.
- Experience shipping productionready code know when to buy vs build.
- Deep knowledge of testing strategies.
- Strong crossfunctional collaboration and mentorship abilities.
- Low ego leads with empathy and kindness.
Our stack
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- GEV (Good Engine for Voice)
- Currently developing for Roku platforms transitioning to Chromiumbased development.
Your first 90 days
- Get oriented with the team tech stack and processes.
- Push productionready code and contribute to PR reviews.
- Onboard into oncall rotation and take ownership of features.
- Lead a major feature from planning to delivery.
The hiring process
- Stage 1 (Preliminary Screen): with our Senior Recruiting Lead
- Stage 2 (Engineering Panel): with various members of our engineering team
- Stage 3 (Onsite Interview): with various partners and team members
- Stage 4 (Founder Chat): with our Founders
- Stage 5 (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 $165838$228028 annually. 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:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
