Staff Software Engineer Platform

Role summary

Volley is a unique fastgrowing AI gaming company that is building both games and an underlying proprietary game engine. Our voicecontrolled AI games reach millions of customers each month. We are actively working to reach millions more players by launching our games on new platforms such as Roku and Fire TV.

The Platform team at Volley is looking for an enthusiastic engineer with deep expertise in building game engines app platforms or SDKs. This is a oneofakind opportunity to develop a multiplatform game engine for voicecontrolled AI games. As a Staff Engineer you will be responsible for assessing the technical challenges of different TV operating systems and engineering innovative solutions to address them. You will also collaborate closely with game developers to understand their requirements and provide them with the necessary tools and capabilities to increase their velocity when building games.

Were a small and diverse team that delivers outsized impact through smart technical investments. Were looking for someone who is curious empathetic and a creative problem solver. You will have significant impact and visibility across our organization collaborating with company leadership and our product teams to understand business goals driving technical decisionmaking on the Platform team and setting a standard of excellence for the broader engineering organization.

What youll do at Volley

• Develop our multiplatform strategy and build toward our vision of a write once run anywhere game engine
• Develop game engine features tools and SDKs for core functionalities such as rendering voice recognition and animations enabling our product engineers to build delightful voicecontrolled game experiences for TVs
• Work with company leadership and our product teams to inform a tech strategy that aligns with our overall business strategy
• Support the organizational growth and development of the team through process improvements and mentorship
• Dive into production issues across multiple levels of our stack and use learnings to establish best practices for observability and stability
• Develop and execute on quarterly and annual roadmaps while making effective tradeoffs that weigh business priorities user experience requirements and investments in foundational technology
• Collaborate with UX experts designers and data analysts to power bestinclass voicecontrolled games

Stuff you may have done before

• Worked on SDKs game engines or software platforms
• Built games or consumerfacing mobile or web apps at scale
• Worked with audio voice AI or other emerging technologies
• Been the primary technical decisionmaker for a group of 20 engineers
• Developed applications on smart TV platforms (e.g. Roku Fire TV Google TV Apple TV)

Musthaves

• 10 years of experience as a software engineer
• A passion for enduser experiences code quality design patterns and architecture
• Examples of successfully advocating for technical investments that accelerated product development
• Proven track record of learning new technologies and adapting to platform requirements
• A strong background in mentoring junior engineers
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Our Stack

• Typescript & Node.js
• React & React Native (Fire TV)
• Brighterscript (Roku)
• DynamoDB
• PostgreSQL Redis
• Kubernetes

The hiring process

• Stage 1: (Preliminary Video Call) with a member of our recruitment team
• Stage 2: (Technical Screen Video Call) with one of our engineers (Behavioral Screen Video Call) with one of our engineering managers
• Stage 3: (Onsite) with various partners and team members
• Stage 4: (Offer)
• Stage 5: (Founder Chat) with our Founder

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 base salary range for this position is$189477 $260531annually 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 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!