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Volley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Product Engineering team. The role involves advocating for product quality, well-designed software, and robust architecture, shipping features that enhance user experience, and ensuring high software quality. The engineer will collaborate with product, design, and stakeholders, and mentor team members while promoting work-life balance. This is a hybrid role requiring 2-3 days per week on-site in the Bay Area, with a preference for candidates residing nearby or willing to relocate. Responsibilities include working on products with millions of users, developing voice-controlled games, contributing to an internal engine for rapid development, and architecting scalable solutions. Collaboration with UX experts, designers, and data analysts is also key. The ideal candidate has experience with consumer-facing apps at scale, fast development cycles, high-performing teams, and emerging technologies like audio and voice.

<div><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Role Summary:&nbsp;<br><br></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Volley’s Product Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will advocate&nbsp;<br>for and demonstrate a commitment to product quality, well-designed software, and robust <br>architecture. You would be responsible for expeditiously shipping features that improve the end-<br>user experience while ensuring the highest levels of software quality and collaborating with <br>product, design, and other stakeholders. You would also be responsible for mentorship and the <br>technical growth of engineers on your team while also promoting work-life balance.<br><br><em>This job opportunity offers a hybrid work arrangement, and we are specifically seeking </em><br><em>candidates who are comfortable with on-site attendance in our Bay Area office 2-3 times per </em><br><em>week and are either currently residing in or near the Bay Area or willing to relocate for on-site </em><br><em>work.</em></span><strong><br></strong></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What you’ll do at Volley</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Work on products that reach millions of active users.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to our powerful internal engine that allows developers to build and iterate&nbsp;<br>quickly.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Architect and deliver solutions for our products that are reliable and scalable.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver products quickly&nbsp;<br>and effectively.</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>We're Excited About You Because You Have</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Built consumer-facing apps or games at scale.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Operated in environments with fast development cycles focused on rapid product&nbsp;<br>iteration.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Been part of a high-performing engineering team.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies.</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Must-haves</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">6+ years of professional coding experience.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience leading a product- and experience-focused software development team.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with modern NodeJS and/or Typescript or other strongly typed languages.</li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Passion for entertainment and/or games.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Our Stack</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Typescript &amp; Node.js</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">React</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Kubernetes</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4j</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Our custom engine: GEV (the Good Engine for Voice)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Our scripting language: Flowscript</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>The Hiring Process</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stage 1</strong>: (Preliminary Video Call) with a member of our recruitment team</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stage 2</strong>: (Technical Screen Video Call) with one of our engineers + (Behavioral Screen&nbsp;<br>Video Call) with one of our engineering managers</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stage 3: </strong>(Onsite) with various partners and team members</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stage 4</strong>: (Founders Char) with one of our Founders</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stage 5</strong>: (Offer)</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What’s in it for You</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered by Volley, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, and unlimited sick days.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We offer visa support for eligible candidates, making relocating for the job smoother and more streamlined.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A full breakdown of our benefits is <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQAjrCBD-Xbx1HxRzCQ4WmHhKwdAaDdX3B4cs-uO1dPpJ273_ePVDzFHZSZxTg-LeuLHJakBu9Jrptp/pub">here</a>!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>For Pay Transparency: The base salary range for this position is <strong>$165,838-$228,028</strong> 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.</em></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>About Us</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.volleythat.com/">Volley</a>&nbsp;is the leading developer of AI-powered games for Amazon Alexa, Roku TVs, and mobile devices. Our games attract millions of users every month. Popular Volley games include&nbsp;<em>Song Quiz</em>,&nbsp;<em>Jeopardy!</em>, and&nbsp;<em>The Price Is Right</em>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We believe voice interfaces will become the main way people access entertainment in their living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and cars. We’re building a bundled subscription product similar to Netflix or Spotify for the emerging category of “AI-powered games.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Volley was founded by Max Child and James Wilsterman in 2016. We're headquartered in downtown San Francisco in the historic Phelan Building! We’re 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!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>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.</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Underrepresented candidates and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!</em></span></p></div>

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